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 remember, when you lift it to your lips, remember, pinkies up

(China, by the way, is also what we call the cup, and remember, when you lift it to your lips, remember, pinkies up)

Explorers traveled miles away across the land and seas,

Bringing tea from China to a princess Portuguese

She wed the King of England, who with his tea did take

A little bit of milk and sugar and a tasty bit of cake

(She wed the King of England, who with his tea did take, a little bit of milk and sugar and a tasty bit of cake)

Soon the people everywhere were having tea with cake

And thus a new tradition was about to overtake

(As every afternoon they'd gather friends and family, like Alice in her Wonderland, they'd have a tea party)

As every afternoon they'd gather friends and family

Like Alice in her Wonderland, they'd have a tea party

Today we drink it everywhere, at home or in the diner

To think this story began upon a hill in China

Now don't forget that china's also what we call the cup

And remember, when you lift it to your lips, remember, pinkies up

(Don't forget that china's also what we call the cup, and remember, when you lift it to your lips, remember pinkies up.)

When you lift it to your lips (when you lift it to your lips), remember, pinkies up!