At the Sign of the Spade

On and on, in sun and shade,

Footing over flat and grade,

King and beggar, foe and friend,

Come, at last, to the journey's end;

Stop man and maid

At the Sign of the Spade.

Sage or zany, slave or blade,

Drab or lady, the rôle is played;

Over grass and under sun

Past one hostel trudges none:

Stop man and maid

At the Sign of the Spade.