Everything Stops For Tea Lyrics
Every nation in creation has its favorite 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 factories may be roaring
With a boom a lacka zoom a lacka wee
But there isn't any roar
When the clock strikes four
Everything stops for tea
Oh a lawyer in the courtroom
In the middle of an alimony plea
Has to stop and help 'em pour
When the clock strikes four
Everything stops for tea
It's a very good English custom
Though the weather be cold or hot
When you need a little pick up
You'll find a little tea cup
Will always hit the spot
You remember Cleopatra
Had a date to meet
Mark Anthony at three
When he came an hour late she said
You'll have to wait
For everything 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
Everything stops for tea
Oh the golfer may be golfing
And is just about to make a hole in three
But it always gets them sore
When the clock yells four
Everything 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 unfinished symphony
He might have written more
But the clock struck four
And everything stops for tea