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| 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."