I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'

Music by	George Gershwin
Lyrics by	Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
Date	1935
Source	Porgy and Bess (opera)
Publisher	Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund; George Gershwin Music; Ira Gershwin Music; WB Music Corp.

"I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'," from the opera Porgy and Bess, is performed in Act II by Porgy, explaining his positive attitude toward being poor.

References

• Oscar hums the song while showering in Episode 1159 of Sesame Street.

• Oscar and his Grouch singing group warm up their pipes by singing, "We've got plenty of nothing, and I'm givin' it all to you!" in Episode 1254 of Sesame Street.

• In a season 33 Sesame Street Number of the Day sketch for the number 0, Count von Count celebrates the disappearance of his pipe organ by singing a few bars of the song.

• A parody commercial of food songs in episode 112 of The Jim Henson Hour includes the song "I Got Plenty o' Mutton."