Lyrics

[sung] [SPIKE] Some tea is green Some tea is black And nothing could be finer It started growing years ago High in the hills of China China, by the way, is also what we call the cup And when you lift it to your lips Remember: Pinkies up! [LADYBUGS] China, by the way, is also what we call the cup And when you lift it to your lips Remember: Pinkies up! [spoken] [LADYBUG] Did he say teacups are called china because tea first came from China? [LADYBUG] I'm not sure. Maybe he said these teacups were made in China? [LADYBUG] Oh ho, china from China! Hee hee! [SPIKE] Ladies! [sung] Explorers travelled miles and miles away Across the land and sea Bringing tea from China to a princess Portuguese! She wed the king of England, who with his tea did take A little milk and sugar and a tasty bit of cake! [LADYBUGS] She wed the king of England, who with his tea did take A little milk and sugar and a tasty bit of cake! [spoken] [LADYBUG] Cake? I love cake! [LADYBUG] Me too! Do you think it would be chocolate? [LADYBUG] Don't know! Are we going to have cake?! [SPIKE] Pardon me! I am just trying to finish this song! [LADYBUGS] We'd rather have cake! [SPIKE] As you were, ladies [LADYBUGS] Well, deedly-doo [sung] [SPIKE] Soon the people everywhere were having tea with cake And thus a new tradition was about to overtake As every afternoon they gathered friends and family Like Alice in her Wonderland they'd have a tea party! [LADYBUGS] Every afternoon they'd gather friends and family Like Alice in her Wonderland they'd have a tea party! [SPIKE] Today we drink it everywhere, at home or in the diner To think this story all began upon a hill in China Now don't forget that china's also what we call the cup And when you lift it to your lips Remember: Pinkies up! [LADYBUGS] Don't forget that china's also what we call the cup [LADYBUG] Hey, what about the saucer? [SPIKE] And when you lift it to your lips [LADYBUGS] When you lift it to your lips [LADYBUGS and SPIKE] Remember: Pinkies up!