X:1
T:Fill the Cup
B:Singing Together, Autumn 1960, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:2/4     %Meter
L:1/16     %
K:F
C2 |C2D2 F2G2 |A4 G2F2 |B2G2 G2A2 | B2G2 G2A2 |
w:Oh, put the ket-tle there on the hob m' dar-lint,  hob m' dar-lint.
C2D2 F2G2 |A4 G2F2 |A2F2 F2G2 |  A2 F2 F2
w:Put the ket-tle there on the hob m' dar-lint, That's the way.
B2 |d2c2 d2f2 |c4 G2F2 | B2G2 G2A2 |B2G2 G2c2 |
w:We drink a cup of tea in the ear-ly morn-ing, ear-ly morn-ing,
d2c2 d2f2 |c4 B2G2 | A2F2 F2G2 |A2G2 F2 |]
w: Drink a cup of tea in the ear-ly morn-ing, Ever-y day.
W:Oh, put the kettle there on the hob m' darlint,  hob m' darlint.
W:Put the kettle there on the hob m' darlint,
W:That's the way.
W:We drink a cup of tea in the early morning, early morning,
W:Drink a cup of tea in the early morning,
W:Every day.
W:
W:But first you warm the pot while the kettle's singing, kettle's singing.
W:First you warm the pot while the kettle's singing
W:That's the way!
W:We drink a cup of tea in the middle morning, middle morning,
W:Drink a cup of tea in the middle morning,
W:Every day.
W:
W:And then you get the tea from the silver caddy, silver caddy,
W:Then you get the tea from the silver caddy,
W:That's the way!
W:We drink a cup of tea when our lunch is over, lunch is over,
W:Drink a cup of tea when our lunch is over
W:Every day!
W:
W:Now measure out the tea in a silver teaspoon, silver teaspoon,
W:Measure out the tea in a silver teaspoon,
W:That's the way!
W:We drink a cup of tea in the afternoon, aternoon,
W:Drink a cup of tea in the afternoon,
W:Every day.
W:
W:And pour the water on while the kettle's boiling, kettles boiling,
W:Pour the water on while the kettle's boling,
W:That's the way!
W:Drink a cup of tea when the clock strikes seven, clock strikes seven,
W:Drink a cup of tea when the clock strikes seven,
W:Every day.
W:
W:Now put the pot of tea on a tray m' darlin', tray m' darlin'.
W:Put the pot of tea on a tray m' darlin'
W:That's the way!
W:Drink a cup of tea when the moon is shining, moon is shining,
W:Drink a cup of tea when the moon is shining,
W:Every night.