The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #27628   Message #340409
Posted By: MMario
14-Nov-00 - 09:30 AM
Thread Name: BS: So here I am then
Subject: RE: BS: So here I am then
IARF - can't help the scansion, that's what was written...

The sadlers will dine at the Saddle
The Painters to the green Dragon
The Dutchmen will go to the Sign of the Crab
Where each man may drink his flagon

The Chandlers will dine at the Scales
The Salters at the Sign of the bag
The Porters take pain at the Labour-in-vain
And the Horse-courier to the White Nag

thus every man in his humour
from north unto the south
but he that hath no money in his purse
May dine at the Sign of the mouth

The swaggerers will dine at the Fencers
but those that have lost their wits
With Bedlam Tom let there be their home
and the DRUM the Drummers best fits

The Cheater will dine at the Chequer
The pick-pocket at a blind Ale boule
'till taken and ?? up Holbourn they ??
and make their end at the gallows.