Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878/The Peer and the Tinker
The Peer and the Tinker.
A member of the modern great
Passed Sawney with his budget;
The Peer was in a car of state,
The Tinker forced to trudge it.
Passed Sawney with his budget;
The Peer was in a car of state,
The Tinker forced to trudge it.
But Sawney shall receive the praise
His Lordship would parade for:
One's debtor for his dapple greys,
And t'other's shoes are paid for.
His Lordship would parade for:
One's debtor for his dapple greys,
And t'other's shoes are paid for.