Tea for Two from No, No, Nanette

"Tea for Two" is a song from the 1925 musical No, No, Nanette.

The story is about Jimmy Smith who became a millionaire, due to his Bible publishing business. His wife,

Sue, remains frugal and has little desire for money. Her main concern is raising their adopted daughter,

Nanette, into a respectable lady. Since he's filthy rich, Jimmy bankrolls the lives of three beautiful

women. Jimmy realizes how bad it could be if Sue found out and got the wrong idea about his

relationship with these three women. He enlists the help of his lawyer friend, Billy, to help him get out

of the pickle in exchange for a generous sum. They make plans to meet all three girls in Atlantic City to

have a little fun -- and also break off all further contact. Meanwhile, young Nanette, who has an

untapped wild side, sneaks off to Atlantic City to have some fun before she settles down with her

beloved, Tom Trainor. When Nanette runs into Tom on her travels, she is shocked -- and he is even more

upset. Meanwhile, Sue and Billy's wife, Lucille, have -- unbeknownst to their husbands -- planned a quiet

weekend away, and run into their husbands, along with the three girls. Chaos breaks loose -- the threat

of scandal looms large, threatening to end love affairs and even marriages -- but ultimately everything is

cleared up, and all is well as the curtain falls.

Tea for Two is a duet sung by Nanette and Tom in Act II as they imagine their future.

More Trivia:

Tea for Two was the most played song on the Lawrence Welk TV show. It was also sung by Alvin and the

Chipmunks for their 1965 album The Chipmunks Sing with Children.

On The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, bandleader Doc Severinsen would cue up the song

whenever one of Johnny Carson's jokes bombed. Carson would do an impromptu soft shoe, eliciting

laughter from the studio audience and turning a bad joke into a big laugh.