Byker Hill

If I had another penny,
I would have another gill;
I would make the piper play
"The Bonny Lass of Byker Hill".

When first I came down to the dirt,
I had no coat nor decent shirt.
Now I've gotten two or three;
Walker Pit's done right by me.

Gentle Jenny sits behind the barn,
a pint of ale nestled in her arm;
a pint of ale nestled in her arm,
and she feeds it to her baby.

Geordie Charlton had a pig.
He hit it with a shovel and it danced a jig
all the way to Duncan's Rig
to the tune of Elsie Marley.

{...with Elsie Marley}

D'ye ken Elsie Marley, hinny
The wife that sells the barley, hinny
She lost her purse and all her money
A-back o' the bush in the garden, hinny

Elsie Marley is so fine,
won't get up to feed the swine
but stays in bed till eight or nine --
Di' ye ken Elsie Marley, hinny?

Elsie keeps rum, wine and ale
In her house below the dale
Where all the tradesmen in the vale
Do visit with Elsie Marley, hinny.

Farmers when they come that way
They drink with Elsie every day
And ask the piper for to play
The tune of Elsie Marley, hinny.

Gentlemen who go so fine
They treat her with a pint of wine
And readily sit down and dine
Along with Elsie Marley, hinny.