Rhymes of Northern Bards / Being a Curious Collection of Old and New Songs and Poems, Peculiar to the Counties of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, and Durham

by Unknown

Our bridge, our shambles, cross and column,

All speak fair Stockton’s commendation.

Fill then your jovial bumpers round,

Join chorus all in Stockton’s glory;

Let us but love our native town,

A fig for patriot, whig, or tory;

Whate’er they say, whate’er they do,

Their aim is but to fleece the nation;

Let us continue firm and true

To honest Stockton’s commendation.