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"Have a Cuppa Tea" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks on their 1971 album ''Muswell Hillbillies''. Like many Kinks songs, it is stylistically influenced by the British Music Hall. It also has a slight country influence—with the mesh of these two styles being a hallmark of the album.〔Muswell Hillbillies album liner notes〕 The lyrics simply celebrate, in a joyously humorous way, the British custom of drinking tea, and the civility that comes with it. Some absurd claims are made of the drink in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, such as ''"It's a cure for tonsilitis and for water on the knee."'' Yet the song also wittily observes :''"Whatever the situation, whatever the race or creed,'' :''Tea knows no segregation, no class nor pedigree'' :''It knows no motivation, no sect nor organisation,'' :''It knows no one religion,'' :''Nor political belief."'' 〔(Kinks - Have A Cuppa Tea Lyrics )〕 The lyrics also feature a clever parody/homage to the McGuire Sisters' 1958 hit song "Sugartime": :''"Tea in the morning, tea in the evening, tea at supper time! :''You get tea when it's raining, tea when it's snowing, :''Tea when the weather's fine!"''〔(Kinks - Have A Cuppa Tea Lyrics )〕 Though it was never a single in either the United Kingdom or the United States,〔(Kinks Discography )〕 it does remain a fan favourite. The song was covered by Great Big Sea for their 2010 album Safe Upon the Shore. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Have a Cuppa Tea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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