"The Pitman’s Pay" is a poem written by Thomas Wilson.
It was later republished by George Watson, a Gateshead printer.
A further book, A collection of selected songs by Gateshead composer Thomas Wilson, which included "The Pitman’s Pay", was reprinted 14 years after his death in 1872.
Much of the work is written in Geordie dialect.
For translations, see Geordie dialect words.