English Tea

Would you care to sit with me For a cup of English tea? Very twee, very me Any sunny morning What a pleasure it would be Chatting so delightfully Nanny bakes fairy cakes Every Sunday morning Miles and miles of English garden Stretching past the willow tree Lines of hollyhocks and roses Listen most attentively Do you know the game crocquet Peradventure we might play? Very gay, hip hooray Any sunny morning Miles and miles of English garden Stretching past the willow tree Lines of hollyhocks and roses Listen most attentively As a rule the church bells chime When it's almost supper time Nanny bakes fairy cakes On a Sunday morning {the notes of the chime are in thirds, as follows:} b a# a g# g f# f f# g g f# f e eb d c# d g