CZTERY REFY - Byker Hill

Byker Hill

sł i mel. trad.

Well, if I had another penny
I would buy another gill
And I would make the piper play
The "Bonny Lass o' Byker Hill", .

Well, when I first came down to the dirt
I had no money and no clean shirt.
Now I've gotten two or three,
Walker pit's done well by me.

"Byker Hill" and "Walker Shore"... Well, the creelman sits with his mate Jim
And they drink bumble made from gin,
Then to dance they do agree
To the tune of "Elsie Marley".

"Byker Hill" and "Walker Shore"... Oh, Geordie Johnson, well, he had a pig.
If you kicked it on the nose, it would dance a jig.
All the way to Walker Shore
To the tune of "Elsie Marley".

"Byker Hill" and "Walker Shore"... Yes, if I had another penny
I would buy another gill
And I would make the piper play
The "Bonny Lass o' Byker Hill".

"Byker Hill" and "Walker Shore"...

"Byker Hill" - robocza pieśń górników z płn - wsch. wybrzeża Anglii. Trafiła ona na morze wraz z węglem ładowanym stamtąd bezpośrednio na statek.
Byker Hill & Walker Shore - nazwa kompanii węglowej.
"Bonny Lass of Byker Hill" - stara, angielska melodia grana na małych dudach (Northumbrian Small Pipes).
the dirt - slangowe określenie kopalni.
creel - kosz do transportu węgla .
creelman - robotnik zajmujący się wyplataniem takich koszy
bumble - mieszanka ginu i piwa.
Geordie - określenie mieszkańca okolic rzeki Tyne.
gill - jednostka objętości (1 gill = 0,142 l).