Faggots and peas up the Market stairs,
Cockles at the door.
Bored conductors seeking fares,
A stuffed bear’s silent roar.

Egg and chips at Astey’s,
The chilly Empire Pool.
Greasy, lovely pasties,
Wagon Wheels at school.

Sunday dinner, roasted lamb,
Dad on the lam at the pub,
Toffee apples from my mam,
Custard slices, lovely grub.

A Bowyer’s porkie pie,
Dvorak’s Hovis bread.
Massive knot in too-short tie
Half-inch snow, grab the sled.

Black-faced coalman, white-faced milkman,
Window washer on a ladder.
Rag-and-bone-man, pungent dustman,
Making every boy’s heart gladder.