PUBLIC HOUSING

at the point in England where the four counties meet
a town stands in south kesteven
its buildings hewn from the local limestone
where the melbourn brothers still brew their fruit beers
up by the fire station on new cross road stands the hurdler
the drum & monkey is over in casterton road
just round the corner from the danish invader on empingham road
move on to cromwell's, the green man and the punchbowl in scotgate
not forgetting the hit or miss and the jolly brewer in foundry road
the millstone, the otter's pocket & the periwig are down in all saints
and sell a mean pint
while the golden fleece in sheepmarket will warm your cockles
the london inn on st johns street
will send you steaming down high street
to the black bull in stamford walk
and the hole in the wall in cheyne lane
dart up a narrow alley on the other side of the main drag
and you'll be given a warm welcome
at the pear tree, the lord burghley & the toreador
on up the hill there's the dolphin inn in east street
then loop back round to the half moon inn
and the tobie norris in st pauls
the tobie serves up some mean ales from ufford's microbrewery
beside a roaring hearth
expect to be caught up in a mummers play at this time of year
and be on your guard at the daniel lambert in st leonard's street
where a fat man might challenge you to a rigged race
round to the vaults in st mary's
or a roll down to the bull and swan in high street st martins
ask a local for directions to the northfields in the drift
and don't pass up the chance
to sample a fruit ale at the melbourn brothers' place