Everything Stops For Tea.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. Jan 2001.

Ev'ry nation in creation
has its favourite drink.

France is famous for its wine;
It's beer in Germany.

Turkey has its coffee,
and they serve it blacker than ink.

Russians go for vodka,
and England loves its tea.

Oh! The fact'ries may be roaring,
with a boom~a~lack~a,
zoom~a~lack~a whee!

But there isn't any roar
when the clock strikes four,
ev'rything stops for tea.

Oh, a lawyer in a court~room
in the middle of an alimony plea,

has to stop and help 'em pour,
when the clock strikes four,
ev'rything stops for tea.

It's a very good English custom,
tho' the weather be cold or hot.

When you need a little pick~up,
you'll find a little teacup
will always hit the spot.

Oh, the soldiers may be fighting,
in the trenches,
or a battleship at sea,

but there isn't any war,
when the clock strikes four,
ev'rything stops for tea.

Oh, they may be playing football,
and the crowd is yelling: "Kill the referee!"

but no matter what the score,
when the clock strikes four,
ev'rything stops for tea.

Oh, the golfer may be golfing,
and is just about to make a hole in three,

but it always gets him sore,
when the clock yells "fore",
ev'rything stops for tea.

It's a very good English custom,
and a stimulant for the brain,

when you feel a little weary,
a cup'll make you cheery,
and it's cheaper than champagne.

Now I know just why Franz Schubert,
didn't finish his unfinish'd symphony,

he might have written more,
but the clock struck four,
ev'rything stops for tea.

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Everything Stops For Tea 1935 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 13 Dec 2000

Everything Stops For Tea
1935
Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman
from the film
"Come Out of The Pantry"
starring Jack Buchanan
with Fay Wray
Research - Doug Grierson
Sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne 13 Dec 2000
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones