But no one there would have minded Had they brought a dozen more.

The cake that came from Carleton Was good we all admit

But when the waitresses came to eat They couldn’t find a bit.

The sandwiches were good And so was all the stuff The only trouble was

There was really not enough.

To begin with we had five kettles And many were served at first- But when those five were emptied All present seemed to thirst.

(last chorus)

Where’s the tea? Where’s the tea? This was all the cry,

Bring the tea, bring me tea

Or we’ll surely die.

The waitresses were in commotion As we all could plainly see

While others nearly went frantic As they ran and shouted ”Tea”.

Mrs. Whyn was our guest speaker She was pleasing to hear and see But she thought it awfully silly To get excited over tea.

At last the tea was landed But it got no praise at all,

In fact some said it wasn’t fit To dump behind the hall.

There were some that came from Hebron And some from Coleman too -

I doubt if anyone in a fire

Ever got in a bigger stew.

But now the storm was over

The tea was there and plenty

But the waitresses found nothing to eat And went home with their stomachs empty.

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