The Pitman's Pay

"The Pitman’s Pay" is a poem written by Thomas Wilson. It was first printed in a Newcastle magazine called Mitchell's Magazine in 1826. Further sections were printed in 1828 and 1830. It was later republished by George Watson, a Gateshead printer.

"The Pitman’s Pay"
Song by Thomas Watson
Language	English (Geordie)
Published	1843
Lyricist(s)	Thomas Wilson

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.

References

• Full text of poem at Wikisource

External links

• Pitman’s Pay
• North East Archives
• Durham and Tyneside dialect group