“Just call me the little engine that said, ‘OK, but I need some coffee first’”

Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.

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“Just call me the little engine that said, ‘OK, but I need some coffee first’”

“Just call me the little engine that said, ‘OK, but I need some coffee first’” is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. The Little Engine That Could is an American folktale to teach children the value of optimism and hard work.

Real life, however, sometimes requires coffee. “Just call me the little engine that said ‘ok, but I need some coffee first’” was posted on Twitter by Bruno Pieroni on May 29, 2014.

Wikipedia: The Little Engine That Could
The Little Engine That Could is an American folktale (existing in the form of several illustrated children’s books and films) that became widely known in the United States after publication in 1930 by Platt & Munk. The story is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its “Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children”. A 1949 recording of the story was inducted to the National Recording Registry in 2009.

Twitter
Bruno Pieroni
@brunopieroni
Just call me the little engine that said “ok, but I need some coffee first.”
9:46 AM · May 29, 2014 from Chicago, IL·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
akrepi
@Denadzz
Just call me the little engine that said “ok, but I need some coffee first.”
3:20 PM · Sep 16, 2014·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
M. J. “Cat” Castelli
@MJCastelli
Replying to @alispagnola
@alispagnola Now starring in the one-woman show, Just Call Me the Little Engine That Said “Ok, but I need coffee first.”
1:07 PM · May 22, 2015·Twitter Web Client

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TeeJay A.O.M.U
@TeeJayRush
I’m the little engine that said, “Okay, but coffee first…”
8:16 AM · May 24, 2015·Twitter for iPhone

Facebook
MUGS
September 29, 2015 ·
Put A Smile On That MUG!
JUST CALL ME
‘THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT SAID’
“UH

BUT I NEED
SOME COFFEE FIRST!”

Twitter
Camden Coffee House®
@Camdencoffee
Just call me the little engine that said ‘OK, but I need some #coffee first!’
#MondayMotivation
3:00 AM · Mar 7, 2016·Proofer

Facebook
That Good Coffee Place
October 4, 2018 ·
It’s Guatemalan Thursday!!!!!
JUST CALL ME THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT SAID, “OK, BUT I NEED SOME COFFEE FIRST.”

Twitter
Tracy The Sassy Cupcake
@sassycupcake20
Just call me the little engine that said “Ok, but I need some coffee first.”
7:24 AM · Jun 15, 2020·Twitter for Mac

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