X: 1
T: Everything Stops For Tea
C: Maurice Sigler (tune)
C: Al Goodheart (words)
D: HMV BD-5005 (1935) - Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
N: \251 1935
N: Jack Buchanan's 1935 comedy film, "Come Out Of The Pantry" (Goodhart / Hoffman / Sigler)
M: C
L: 1/8
K: C
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W: Oh, the factories may be roaring
W: With a boom-a-lacka, zoom-a-lacka, wee
W: But there isn't any roar when the clock strikes four
W: Everything stops for tea
W:
W: Oh, a lawyer in the courtroom
W: In the middle of an alimony plea
W: Has to stop and help 'em pour when the clock strikes four
W: Everything stops for tea
W:
W: It's a very good English custom
W: Though the weather be cold or hot
W: When you need a little pick-up, you'll find a little tea cup
W: Will always hit the spot
W:
W: Oh, the soldiers may be fighting
W: In the trenches or a battleship at sea
W: But there isn't any war when the clock strikes four
W: For everything stops for tea
W:
W: More verses found online:
W:
W: Every nation in creation has its favourite drink
W: France is famous for its wine, it's beer in Germany
W: Turkey has its coffee and they serve it blacker than ink
W: Russians go for vodka and England loves its tea
W:
W: You remember Cleopatra
W: Had a date to meet Mark Anthony at three
W: When he came an hour late she said "You'll have to wait"
W: For everything stops for tea
W:
W: Oh, they may be playing football
W: And the crowd is yelling "Kill the referee!"
W: But no matter what the score, when the clock strikes four
W: Everything stops for tea
W:
W: Oh, the golfer may be golfing
W: And is just about to make a hole-in-three
W: But it always gets them sore when the clock yells "four!"
W: Everything stops for tea
W:
W: It's a very good English custom
W: And a stimulant for the brain
W: When you feel a little weary, a cup'll make you cheery
W: And it's cheaper than champagne
W:
W: Now I know just why Franz Schubert
W: Didn't finish his unfinished symphony
W: He might have written more but the clock struck four
W: And everything stops for tea