Lincolnshire Poacher

The Lincolnshire Poacher was a favourite ditty with George IV., and it is said that he often had it sung for his amusement by a band of Berkshire ploughmen.

Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England Unknown 1833

Don't mention to Plater that he is the 'Lincolnshire Poacher', the most famous song which has been written about his home county.

Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

Though I was really hoping to hear a different tune, like The Lincolnshire Poacher or Cherry Red, I left my radio tuned to that frequency and imagined that it originated in some obscure station on the other side of the globe . . . because that's why I listen to SW: there's something undeniably romantic and mysterious and wonderful about tuning in a broadcast from thousands of miles away.

WIL WHEATON dot NET: 1.5: February 2005 Archives 2005

Words & Music (c) Simon Furey July 1993 tune not supplied, but Lincolnshire Poacher works fine.

Notwork Southeast 1998

Then he heard somebody whistling 'The Lincolnshire Poacher', a strangely inappropriate air in the mouth of a keeper.

The Pothunters 1928

Unlike many a more mechanised, modern-day beverage outlet, the Lincolnshire Poacher is a fully functioning community: it's got leaflets on its wall, advertising everything from hypnotherapy to removal men.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Christopher Middleton 2012

Midday in the front bar of the Lincolnshire Poacher, and Colin the Dog is running through his repertoire of songs for swinging lovers, circa 1960.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Christopher Middleton 2012

But when you're drinking in the Lincolnshire Poacher, you're in another, and better, world.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Christopher Middleton 2012

The award-winning Lincolnshire Poacher cheese was created by Simon Jones in the 1990s, the fourth generation of his family to farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds.

The Guardian World News Emine Saner 2011

The cheesemonger handed over some Lincolnshire Poacher and Keller looked thrilled.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011