The Kinks — Have a Cuppa Tea

[Verse 1] Granny's always ravin' and rantin' And she's always puffin' and pantin' And she's always screaming and shouting And she's always brewing up tea [Verse 2] Grandpappy's never late for his dinner 'Cause he loves his leg of beef And he washes it down with a brandy And a fresh made pot of tea [Chorus] Have a cuppa tea, have a cuppa tea Have a cuppa tea, have a cuppa tea Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Rosie Lea Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Rosie Lea [Verse 3] If you feel a bit under the weather If you feel a little bit peeved Take granny's stand-by potion For any old cough or wheeze It's a cure for hepatitis, it's a cure for chronic insomnia It's a cure for tonsilitis and for water on the knee [Chorus] Have a cuppa tea, have a cuppa tea Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Rosie Lea Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Rosie Lea [Bridge] Tea in the morning, tea in the evening, tea at supper time You get tea when it's raining, tea when it's snowing Tea when the weather's fine You get tea as a mid-day stimulant You get tea with your afternoon tea For any old ailment or disease For Christ's sake, have a cuppa tea [Chorus] Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Rosie Lea Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Rosie Lea [Verse 4] Whatever the situation, whatever the race or creed Tea knows no segregation, no class nor pedigree It knows no motivation, no sect or organisation It knows no one religion or political belief [Chorus] Have a cuppa tea, have a cuppa tea Have a cuppa tea, for Christ's sake, have a cuppa tea Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Rosie Lea Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Rosie Lea Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Rosie Lea Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Rosie Lea