Byker Hill

"Byker Hill" is a traditional English folk song about coal miners, Roud 3488, that has been performed by many contemporary acts. There are at least three different tunes to which the song is sung.

Byker Hill is in the east end of Newcastle, as is the adjoining district of Walker, also mentioned in the song.

The earliest versions of this song use the title "Walker Pits" as in the publication Rhymes of Northern Bards (1812) where it is song number 36. It was included under that title in A. L. Lloyd's collection "Come All Ye Bold Miners".

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