Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals 1935

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 04 May 2004

I've wondered thro' Somerset,
Devon and Cornwall,
I love 'em I do.
Thro' Norfolk and Suffolk,
thro' Hampshire and Dorset,
and Cumberland too.
But every time I emerge from a byeway,
I meet with this slogan
on every highway.

Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals,
Minerals, Minerals.
On each cottage wall,
as thro' Britain you roam,
you'll find these few words
to remind you of home.
Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals,
Now doesn't that act like a charm?

An old rural spot,
once familiar to you,
has two petrol stations
obstructing the view,
and a notice that's painted
in red white and blue, with its
Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals,

Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals,
Minerals, Minerals.
On each cottage wall,
as thro' Britain you roam,
you'll find these few words
to remind you of home.
Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals,
Now doesn't that act like a charm?

The jolly old farmer you once used to know,
has no time to plough
or to reap or to sow,
but he reaps a good harvest
as John Giles and Co. with
Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals.

You're hot and perspiring,
good ale you're requiring
with nice bread and cheese.
The landlord is calling
in tones most appalling:
"Time Gentlemen please!"
But neat little tables are daintily laid
in the garden,
where he does a flourishing trade in

Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals,
Minerals, Minerals.
On each cottage wall,
as thro' Britain you roam,
you'll find these few words
to remind you of home.
Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals,
Now doesn't that act like a charm?

I once knew a flapper,
a bit of a tease,
she'd tease every fellow
who wanted to squeeze,
and if there wasn't anyone else
she could tease,
She'd Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals,

Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals,
Minerals, Minerals.
On each cottage wall,
as thro' Britain you roam,
you'll find these few words
to remind you of home.
Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals,
Now doesn't that act like a charm?

The slogan became an obsession with me,
when my wife had triplets, I murmured:
"What three?" When she said:
"What do you think their names ought to be?"
I said Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Teas, Light Refreshments and Minerals 1935
by John P. Long, John C. Holliday, Leslie Sarony & Leslie Holmes
© 1935 by Francis, Day & Hunter - for all countries
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 04 May 2004 at 21.30
in association with Doug Grierson
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