I'm glad you call with biscuits,
I'm pleased you bring me tea,
I really like your coffee bags,
When they're 'buy one get one free'.
Your basket is filled with goodies,
From English Breakfast to Earl Grey,
Then there's decaffeinated,
With its gentle soft bouquet.
I smile as the tea leaves swirl,
In my lovely little pot,
The joy of a freshly boiling brew,
Is something, I like a lot.
I wait for you on Wednesdays,
Always with my payment ready,
As you stroll on up the garden path,
I come over gingerbready!
You bring me all the things I love,
Ginger biscuits and triple-choc,
And the gorgeous dainty flat ones,
That have white crowns placed on the top.
Your smile is warm and cheery,
Sweet, like dodgers filled with jam,
I wouldn't be without you,
My happy Ringtons Man.
Words by Lorraine Weightman. Illustration by John Bagnall
