EVERYTHING STOPS FOR TEA
Featured in Buchanan's 1935 comedy film, "Come Out Of The Pantry"
(Goodhart / Hoffman / Sigler)
Jack Buchanan
Every 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 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
Clarence the Cross-eyed Lionpro says:
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
Clarence the Cross-eyed Lionpro replies:
mad.melon replies:
Gudrunpro says:
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
Granddesign says:
--
Seen in mad.melon home page (?)
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
rafpro says:
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
Dink says:
mad.melon replies:
Dink replies:
The silence is absolute.
mad.melon replies:
Henri Bankspro says:
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
Lodchjo says:
You might wanna add this to up above my head.
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
Lodchjo says:
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
bunthundpro says:
bunthundpro says:
Featured in Buchanan's 1935 comedy film, "Come Out Of The Pantry"
(Goodhart / Hoffman / Sigler)
Jack Buchanan
Every 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 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
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
bunthundpro replies:
mad.melon replies:
and now i must pain the wall ;)) :D
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
bunthundpro replies:
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
mad.melon edited this comment 20 months ago.
bunthundpro replies:
much better than tear in your ear or bear in your beer.
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
viagespro says:
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
6 of 1 says:
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)
b0dkins says:
mad.melon replies:
--
Seen in my account recent activity (?)