Byker Hill If I had another penny I would have another gill I would make the piper play The bonny lass of Byker Hill Byker Hill and Walker Shore Collier lads for ever more (2x) The pitman and the keelman trim They drink bumble made from gin Then to dance they do begin To the tune of Elsie Marley When first I went down to the dirt I had no cowl nor no pitshirt Now I've gotten two or three Walker Pit's done well by me Geordie Charlton, he had a pig He hit it with a shovel and it danced a jig All the way to Walker Shore To the tune of Elsie Marley Collected by S. Paton Recorded by Carthy - Bonny Black Hare, Young Trad. - Sampler SOF
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