Inkpotamus

And did those coals,
In olden time,
come down from,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne?

Were those spoons,
Of stainless steel,
Manufactured,
In Sheffield?

Did those ships,
From around the world,
Offload cargoes,
In Liverpool?

And was cotton king,
In Lancashire,
And throughout the mills,
Of Manchester?

Bring me my atlas,
With the world all red,
Or most of it,
Or so it’s said.