Tea and Scones

This is a tune about a chap, who when he gets off of work, heads home immediately, for he just has to have his Tea and Scones, and nothing else will do.

I wrote this as a follow-up to my successful tune,
" Cryin in Me Guinness ", where I sang for the first time. This was after the encouraging words from other MacJammers when they commented on my scatted tune " Ba-Doop ", particularly Ed Hannifin.

This tune would not have been possible without the helpful suggestion of Dick Langford that I cut it down from the original 5 minutes & Anne Cozean's eagerness to get things the way I wanted them...(yes sir, no sir, shorty-pie), along with her sound level critiques.

Much thanks also to Thor for his quickness in getting me his rhythm acoustic guitar part and to Norm for lending his fire.

Background Harmonies - SISTERS

Acoustic Guitar - Thoddi

Shredding Guitar - Norman Goodman

Lead Singer/background,
bass via keyboard,
Drums/percussion
via loops &
Arranger - Damiengh

Tea and Scones

I want me tea and me scones
I need them when I get home
I need them everyday
Or someones gonna pay
I need me tea and scones
I need me tea and scones

A bit of butter with the batter
Making hay with Earl Gray
Accepting nothing else
I need them in me house
Got-ta got-ta got-ta got-ta
I Need me tea and scones
I Need me tea and scones

Scones, scones scones
Got to have me them scones
With my Earl Gray, tea-tea, yeah
I'm beggin on my knees now
Scones, scones scones
Got to have me them scones
With my Earl Gray, tea-tea, yeah
I'm beggin on my knees now

Though it's origins claimed by both
On me scones I want it most
Be it Cornwall or from Devon
On me scones it'll make it heaven
On it's cracks with bumpy seams
I'm talkin lots of clotted cream
I'm just not any kind of guy
who'll take a piece of apple pie
I Needs me tea and scones
I Needs me tea and scones

With the scones I need that tea
Seems most natural to me
Everyday you'll hear me say
It's got to be the earl gray
Don't want oolong or the chai
The kind of teas that I won't buy
To have with tea and scones
The scones I eat when I'm home
I need me tea and scones

Need me tea and scones
Got to have them now
I say with furrowed brow
Now, now now
That's how it's got to be
Having scones with me tea
So important yes to me
I need me tea and scones.

I'd just panic eating bannock
In me throat oats make me choke
Golden toast with fancy Jam
It just don't fit within me plans
It's not the crux of the matter
That the scones may make me fatter
I want me tea and scones
I need them when I get home
I need me tea and scones

For this snack hungry man
They're just a part of God's plan
It so important yes to me
I have them scones with me tea
That's how it's got to be
I need me tea and scones
scones, scones, scones scones---

Scones, scones scones
got to have me them scones
with my Earl Gray, tea-tea, yeah
I'm beggin on my knees now
Scones, scones scones
got to have me them scones
with my Earl Gray, tea-tea, yeah
I'm beggin on my knees now

I want me tea and me scones
I need them when I get home
I need them everyday
Or someones gonna pay
I need me tea and scones
Scones scones scones scones
Scones scones scones scones
Scones scones scones scones

© 2008 Damien Hyde

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