"Byker Hill" is a traditional English folk song about coal miners, Roud 3488 [1] that has been performed by many contemporary acts.
Byker Hill is in the east end of Newcastle, as is the adjoining district of Walker, also mentioned in the song.
The pitman and the keelman trim They drink bumble made from gin Then to dance they do begin To the tune of Elsie Marley
Geordie Charlton, he had a pig You hit it with a shovel and it danced a jig All the way to Walker Shore To the tune of Elsie Marley
I (again) If I had another penny I would have another gill I would make the piper play The bonny lass of Byker Hill