all the tea in china

i always start to singin' every time you pull the string in

i'm standin' by to just be standin' by

yes i say i've had enough and this time i'm not bluffin'

but for all the tea in china i know it's a lie

and i said i wouldn't hang around for all the tea in china

for all the tea in china and my soul

yes i say i'm gonna pack up this time gonna give up

but for all the tea in china i can't go

the palm of your hand now that's where you've got me

that's where i'm longin' to be

try as i may now i just can't stop me

for all the tea in china i hang on desperately

and i said i wouldn't hang around for all the tea in china

for all the tea in china and my soul

yes i say i'm gonna pack up this time gonna give up

but for all the tea in china i can't go

for all the tea in china i can't go