Oh, the factories may be roaring
With a boomalacka zoomalacka whee
But there isn't any roar when the clocks strike four
*Ping ping*
Everything stops for tea
Oh, a lawyer in a courtroom
In the middle of an alimony plea
Has to stop and help 'em pour when the clock strikes four
*Ping ping ping ping*
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 teacup
Will always hit the spot
Oh, the soldiers may be fighting
In the trenches or a battleship at sea
But there isn't any war when thе clock strikes four
*Ping ping ping ping ping ping*
Knock it!
Everything stops for tea