dijous, 24 de gener del 2013

A nice cup of tea - Binnie Hale #Tea


Coneixeu alguna cosa millor que una bona tassa de te? Jo tampoc.
La cançó del 1930s ho diu tot ....
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Anything better than a nice cuppa? Thought not ...










 Some folks put much reliance
On politics and science
There's only one hero for me
His praise we should be roaring
The man who thought of pouring
The first boiling water onto tea

I like a nice cup of tea in the morning
For to start the day you see
And at half past eleven
Well my idea of heaven
Is a nice cup of tea
I like a nice cup of tea with me dinner
And a nice cup of tea with me tea
And when it's time for bed
There's a lot to be said
For a nice cup of tea

You can talk about your science
And your airships in the sky
I can do without the wireless
And you'll never see me fly
The public benefactor of the universe for me
Is the genius that thought of pouring water onto tea

I like a nice cup of tea in the morning
For to start the day you see
And when I get the breakfast in
Well my idea of sin
Is a fourth, or a fifth, cup of tea
I like a nice cup of tea with me dinner
And a nice cup of tea with me tea
And when it's time for bed
There's a lot to be said
For a nice cup of tea

They say it's not nutritious
But still it is delicious
And that's all that matters to me
It turns your meat to leather
But let's all die together
The one drink in paradise is tea

I like a nice cup of tea
In the morning
For to start the day you see
And at half past eleven
Well my idea of heaven
Is a nice cup of tea
I like a nice cup of tea with me dinner
And a nice cup of tea with me tea
And when it's time for bed
As I think I may have said
I'd like a nice cup of tea

You can talk about your liberties
They talk of women's rights
I don't want to make no speeches
Because the one that does is trite
And anyone can have my vote and chuck it in the sea
But golly there'll be trouble if they try to touch me tea

I like a nice cup of tea with me dinner
And a nice cup of tea with me tea
And when it's getting late
Almost anything can wait
For a nice cup of tea

4 comentaris:

  1. What a fun pome. I didn't know that one.

    Funny how it's always a NICE cuppa tea, but a GOOD cup of coffee.

    ResponElimina
  2. Hmm, interesting, I'll have to see if Senyor Google has any explanation on that one ....

    speaking of nice cuppas, have you ever seen ...
    http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/ ?

    ResponElimina
  3. No Brian, I hadn't heard of that book, but I have now! In fact I've ordered it. It looks great!

    ResponElimina
  4. By the way, for all those potential George Orwell fans out there ....

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pyz0z/features/about

    ResponElimina