Humpty Dumpty (Sat on a Wall) Lyrics
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. Humpty Dumpty did not climb the wall, Humpty Dumpty did not have a fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Were happy that Humpty's together again.
Alternative lyrics for Humpty Dumpty (Sat on a Wall)
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; Three score men, and three score more, Cannot make Humpty Dumpty as before again.
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Humpty Dumpty, sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; Not all the king's horses, nor all the king's men, Could set Humpty Dumpty up again.
source: Mother Goose's chimes, rhymes & melodies (c. 1744)
Humpty Dujmpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses, and all the king's men, Couldn't set Humpty Dumpty up again.
source: Mother Goose's nursery rhymes: a collection of alphabets, rhymes, tales, and jingles (1877)
Humpty Dumpty lay in a beck, With all his sinews around his neck; Forty doctors and forty wrights Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty to rights!
source: The nursery rhymes of England (1886)
Humpty Dumpty sate on a wall, Humpty dumpty had a great fall; Three score men and three score more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.
source: The nursery rhymes of England (1886)
Humpty-dumpty sate on a wall, Humpti-dumpti had a great fall; Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty-dumpty as he was before.
source: Grammer Gurton's Garland or The Nursery Parnassus (1810)
Fun facts about Humpty Dumpty (Sat on a Wall)
FAQ
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Many different meanings have been given to Humpty Dumpty, from meaning a short, heavy person, to an allegory for a defeat on the battle field, to a fun riddle for people to play in the pub.
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As with many old nursery rhymes, the original author is unknown.
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Many different meanings have been given to Humpty Dumpty, from meaning a short, heavy person, to an allegory for a defeat on the battle field, to a fun riddle for people to play in the pub.
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Maybe, there are nursery rhymes collections with illustrations depicting Humpty Dumpty as a little man falling of a wall, for example in Mother Goose's nursery rhymes: a collection of alphabets, rhymes, tales, and jingles (1877). In The Secret History of Nursery Rhymes the origins of Humpty Dumpty was traced back to a large cannon used in the Siege of Colchester during the English Civil Was (1642 - 1649). The book mentions several references to the cannon, for example:
July 14th / July 15th 1648 - The Royalist fort within the walls at St Mary's church is blown to pieces and their main cannon battery (Humpty Dumpty) is destroyed.
The wall beneath cannon Humpty Dumpty was damaged by enemy fire and the cannon subsequently fell down. Since the cannon was so heavy, 'all the king's horses and all the king's men' couldn't lift the cannon.
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In many nursery rhymes collections, like The nursery rhymes of England (1886), Humpty Dumpty was included in the riddles section of the collection. The answer to the Humpty Dumpty riddle was an egg. In several Mother Goose's collections Humpty Dumpty is either depicted as an egg or an anthropomorphic egg. Lewis Carroll depicted Humpty Dumpty as an egg in Through the Looking Glass (1872).