Everything Stops for Tea

You're sitting at your desk
The report's due in by three
And it's ten past now, but for heaven's sake
It's still about time for tea

Or your wife or husband's left you
Taking kids, furniture and the keys
Well, pull yourself together, keep calm, carry on
Take time out for tea

A superhero saves the world
From a fiendish villain's spree
Needs to get back to the batcave
Where Alfred's got the tea

A captain on the ocean
Hits an iceberg and might freeze
But before he mans the lifeboat
Well, there's still time for tea!

Its a very good English custom
Though the weather be cold or hot
If you need a little pick-up
Pour a little teacup
It'll always hit the spot

For the soldiers may be fighting
In the trenches or a battleship at sea
But there isn't any war when the clock strikes four
Everything stops for tea!

One... two... three... four: everything stops for tea!
One... two... three... four: everything stops for tea!
One... two... three... four: everything stops for tea!
One... two... three... four: everything stops for tea!

This truly mighty empire
Wasn't built in an afternoon
'Cause we had to stop for muffins and stuffed buttered crumpets
And a fresh pot brewed for two

Gameskeeper or a poacher
Whether lord or the cleaner of the loo
Whether rich or poor, when the clock strikes four
You know just what to do!

When Queen Vic ran the country
She was grumpy then, my friend
Just a little bit of puff and a pot of brown stuff
And it picked her up again

If your life is filled with hardships
Well, that's awful, poor old you
But you'll always have me and you'll always have tea
So come on and pour that brew!

It's a very good English custom
Though the weather be cold or hot
If you need a little pick-up
Pour a little teacup
It'll always hit the spot

For the soldiers may be fighting
In the trenches or a battleship at sea
But there isn't any war when the clock strikes four
Everything stops for tea!