The royal Tea Bears lived in fine Tea Town
An impressive large town, not a wee town
Tea town where the best, big Tea Baggs are made
In mirror shop windows proudly displayed
Nearby, not related to fine Tee Town
An impressive large town, not a wee town
Where the best big buttoned Tee Sherts are made
In mullioned shop windows proudly displayed
Far away from small A town, nicknamed "Ay"
Only a mile away from smart C town
Whose policemen live in Detour "D-town"
English trains tour to exquisite E town
Package planes take off to filthy "F......" town
Holiday makers go to happy H town
Sports teams train to be great in good G town
I once lived in icy, Island I-town
Dated John and James from jew'lers' J town
Loved large parks and larks in little L town
Knew kangaroos in zoos in cute K town
More the merrier in magic M town
Night and day, pay and play in new N town
Over and out, over in old, odd O town
Please and Peas are famous from poor P town
Queue to see queens in quaint, quiet, Q town
Royal dinners served in rich, red R town
Special swimming galas in smart S town
Veras and Victors abound in V town
Do U turns down to uppity U town
Double brollies sell in W town
Sex is in X rated in middle X town
Why does no-one go to youthful Y town?
Ned and Fred zig-zag to zany Zed town
Chloe and Zoe zoom down to Zee town
Tourist take their tea in Tea town
My Tee shirts are from Tee town - the me town!
Tourist who like tasting rich, royal Tea
Take guided tours of Cyrillic with me
Past London's hospital, the Royal Free
Alphabetical towns with towers, no fee
Alphabets look Russian and Greek to me.
Kids without cares, Dads buy bears, selling shares
Boys buy soft toys, beaming girls twirl curls
Mums play rhythmic music by Middle Sea.
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By Angela Lansbury. Copyright.
Glossary and puns
all Greek to me - mystery/puzzling/erudite
ay - pun on A quality or top quality and ay or aye for yes or agreement
A- A roads, A is top quality, first in the alphabet
B - secondary road, second class
C - tertiary road, third class
brolly - umbrella
D tour and detour
F ... - four letter word, swear word, meaning sex
Middle Sea - pun on musical note Middle C
I - pun on Iceland, the country and the shop, icy I town
J town, pun on Jewish
N - many town are called new or Newcastle, Newton
M for McDonalds
P - mind your Ps and Qs
royal T - pun on royalty, tea with royal seal of approval, by appointment to the royal family
T - pun on for tea and golf tee
train - pun on taking a train, and training for a sports team
V - Vera is a name and implies truth
wee - small (word of Scottish origin)
wee-wee - urine
Zed - last letter of the alphabet in the UK
Zee - last letter of the alphabet in the USA
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Picture of bubble tea from Angela Lansbury. copyright.
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