The classic comedy film 'Come Out Of The Pantry', released in 1935, featured the song 'Everything Stops for Tea', which was written by Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, and Maurice Sigler.
The first 2 are my favourite stanzas.
Every nation in creation has its favourite drink
France is famous for its wine, it's beer in Germany
Turkey has its coffee and they serve it blacker than ink
Russians go for vodka and England loves its tea
Oh, the factories may be roaring
With a boom-a-lacka, zoom-a-lacka, wee
But there isn't any roar when the clock strikes four
Everything stops for tea
