A Lincolnshire Lad - A Yellowbellies' Pride Poem by Christopher Tye

A Yellowbellies' Pride

Us yellowbellies are proud of our homeland,
For Lincolnshire defines who we are,
Lincolnshire is where we were born and raised.

Us yellowbellies are a peculiar tribe,
Whether we are from The Wolds or The Fens,
We stand loyal to our homeland and its flag.

We have a unique place in England's history,
The great aquatic barriers of The Humber and The Wash,
Gave us a separate identity from East Yorkshire and Norfolk.

But it's our state of mind that makes us different,
As much as our counties geography,
After all why else would we have called ourselves Yellowbellies?

But most of all our history gives us an idea of our mind-set,
For we made the 1st of October Lincolnshire Day,
The same day that the Lincolnshire Rising started in 1536.

By Christopher Tye