welcome to the files of the Rank
when any man jack and his TomTom
may be cruising for a T*nk
or else..
stand up tall for the Black Cabs
with their charioteers of world renown
Flossing up the Oranges and Lemons
rule bound to drive round London town
characters all tested by Appearance
turning on a sixpence in time
from Fellowship of Master Hackney Coachmen
in days when Cromwell governed at his prime
a Bowler in the Cage of a Growler
a Flyer with a Cock and Hen
In and Outs from Points ad infinitum
resonance from Stepney to Big Ben
with certificate of Fitness of Condition
Butter Boys Run Cottons by the Mile
as history called the Safety Cab of Hansom
all Hail now to the rank and file
Clock's running...
© Mark Shepherd