The Pitman’s Happy Times is a Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by J.P.(Joseph Philip) Robson, known as "The bard af ths Tyne and minstrel of the Wear", in a style deriving from music hall.
Wor feather beds, and powls se fine, Wes welcum te the seet; A man work' d harder I' the day, Wi' thinkin' o' th' neet.
Spice hinnies on the gurdle fizz'd; Maw tee had rum in't then; But the times o' wor prosperity Can niver cum agyen.
At ivery yell hoose I' this toon, We had a cocktail pot; Wi' treatin' a' the company roond, Maw kelter went like shot.
We didn't heed much lairnin' then, We had ne time for skyul; Pit laddies work'd for spendin's syek, An' nyen wes thowt a fyul.