Byker Hill | The Longest Johns
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9 ай бұрынWorld tour on sale now!!! thelongestjohns.com/live
We travelled deep into the depths of an actual working coal mine to sing this rousing colliery classic! Filmed at Hopewell Colliery in the Forest of Dean.
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Lyrics:
If I had another penny
I would have another gill
I would make the piper play
'The Bonny Lass of Byker Hill'
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
The pitman and the keelman trim
They drink bumble made from gin
Then to dance they all begin
To the tune of the Elsie Marley
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
When first I went down to the dirt
I had no cowl nor pitshirt
Now I've gotten two or three
Walker Pit's done well by me
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
All the boys from Walker Shore
Drink half a pint then eighteen more
All the way they rant and roar
To the tune of the Elsie Marley
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
Geordie Charlton had a pig
He hit it with a shovel and it danced a jig
All the way to Walker Shore
To the tune of the Elsie Marley
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
If I had another penny
I would have another gill
I would make the piper play
'The Bonny Lass of Byker Hill'
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
@queenfrostgirl 9 ай бұрын
You've heard of Dave's stick, now get ready for: ✨JD's Shovel✨
@MuriKakari 9 ай бұрын
Give me a Spade!
@joshuashea911 9 ай бұрын
@@MuriKakariAnd I’ll give you a hole
@bezerkoid 9 ай бұрын
@@MuriKakariand JD'll give you a hoooooooole...
@PokerRat 9 ай бұрын
LMAOOO
@PokerRat 9 ай бұрын
Don't forget about the hammer on the anvil.
@jessinthegarden 9 ай бұрын
Love it, love the aesthetic, but especially love how Andy and JD are pretty seriously into it and then Robbie’s there in the back being Robbie
@wiesorix 9 ай бұрын
Robbie being Robbie will always the best part of the Johns videos
@gracehulbert7867 9 ай бұрын
Absolutely! 😂
@meganary876 9 ай бұрын
Watching Robbie is my favorite part of all their vids
@weezact7 9 ай бұрын
He's doing important mining stuff!
@hillbillyhistorian1863 9 ай бұрын
A song battle between Welsh coal miners and West Virginia coal miners needs to happen.
@dragonson04 9 ай бұрын
The West Virginians would sing Sixteen Tons?
@Robin_Goodfellow 9 ай бұрын
Byker Hill is up by Newcastle, but I agree nonetheless
@Handle35667 9 ай бұрын
I wonder if the coal miners would be pleased to see how their legacy is represented by current generation?
@Vernand1 9 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: The Welsh and the West Virginians mine the same coal vein, just from opposite ends.
@poiuyt975 9 ай бұрын
@@dragonson04 Nah, Country Roads. :D
@nysafairy 9 ай бұрын
0:11 JD's bass vibrates right through me and I'm not complaining
@canadiancanucklehead8310 9 ай бұрын
An actual coal mine? Damn, that’s dedication to the bit.
@davidwright7193 3 ай бұрын
Quite a shallow one from the temp.
@phoenixtan23 9 ай бұрын
This is the song of my family! We were coal miners from Wales that moved to England. My many greats grandfather was a coal miner that lived a few miles south of Newcastle so he probably worked in Byker Hill. This was a wonderful rendition, me and my family thank you all!
@jimboll6982 8 ай бұрын
There was many mines South of Newcastle in county Durham. Miners lived close to the pit they worked at, so the chances of your rel working at Byker are slim, I would say. My ancestors where miners in the SE Northumberland coalfield.
@dhamp_ 7 ай бұрын
@@jimboll6982 Absolutely. I'd say Burnopfield (the pit I'm linked to), Stanley, Rowland's Gill, Beamish, or even as far as Easington are more likely than Byker. If you worked Byker or Walker (neither are specific pits, but areas of Newcastle that had several pits over the decades), you lived in Newcastle.
@tonyhunter1892 3 ай бұрын
There were no pits at Byker, and tbh no such place as Byker Hill.
@Xylophytae 3 ай бұрын
@@tonyhunter1892 well there's no mountains in Denmark but that didn't stop us from naming a place "Heaven's Mountain"
@tonyhunter1892 2 ай бұрын
@@Xylophytae Well when you have nothing, a little is a blessing, :)
@johnbastion747 9 ай бұрын
Wake up babe New dwarf-core aong just dropped
@catherinerogers2 3 ай бұрын
The lengths some people will go to for authenticity! True dedication.
@hiddejonkers7396 9 ай бұрын
how do these guys manage to convincingly look like every single type of workman?
@filmandfirearms 9 ай бұрын
They're from Bristol, it's a workman's town. At least, it used to be
@GusCraft460 9 ай бұрын
It’s the beards
@spongebakesquarepansgaming 9 ай бұрын
@@filmandfirearms and sailors are from bristol
@Joshua-ox5fr 9 ай бұрын
They’re way too clean imo
@spongebakesquarepansgaming 9 ай бұрын
@@Joshua-ox5fr true
@yasumedia9528 9 ай бұрын
This is the epitome of the working man's music.
@AngelienRhymesWithGreen 9 ай бұрын
Love the video! Glad JD had a helmet, because it looks like he’d clock himself on the roof of the mine otherwise. 😂
@MuriKakari 9 ай бұрын
Yeah, have a feeling the making of this would just be JD and Robbie whacking their heads and Andy laughing/warning them to watch their heads smugly cause he doesn't have to duck much (or at least that's what I'd do)
@Cry_Havoc 9 ай бұрын
Especially without his glasses on!
@SAVEBYPRICE 9 ай бұрын
How strange to hear a song I sung years ago as a Geordie with mining heritage without the north east accent. You should have tried it in the 3 foot seam at the Beamish Museum in County Durham. Good to hear the song again, didn't realise it was known outside the north east
@Cryolemon 9 ай бұрын
It's mostly known because of Bellowhead doing a version of it, I suspect.
@cmur078 9 ай бұрын
@@Cryolemon The Young Tradition is probably more relevant I'd think.
@Mojoe44 9 ай бұрын
My grandpa used to sing this, not heard it in many years, thank you
@iainfawcett1638 9 ай бұрын
Brilliant song, this has led to lots of conversations with my 9 year old daughter about my grandad who was a miner for 30+ years in the North East
@TylerOfTrade 9 ай бұрын
Never thought I'd you guys sing it. I've only ever heard The Cottars sing it before. Now it's making me want to listen to them again, haven't for awhile.
@ThornForTheWynn 9 ай бұрын
If you haven't heard Young Munro and Oidhche Mhath Leibh, listen to them. They're my favorite Cottars songs (although Fare Thee Well Northumberland is also quite good).
@TylerOfTrade 9 ай бұрын
@@ThornForTheWynn You've named my top 3 favorites from them. Tried to learn the guitar intro for young munro once, & the violin in all of their songs make me want to get a violin.
@specs6637 9 ай бұрын
Same, the Cottars is where I first heard this song
@ambernelson9796 9 ай бұрын
Same here
@mystisification 9 ай бұрын
I love Young Tradition and their version of the song is very touching and the more gritty side.
@r-1093 9 ай бұрын
Yet another beautiful example of how your music can preserve our shared history
@Handle35667 9 ай бұрын
I wonder if the coal miners would be pleased to see how their legacy is represented by current generation?
@Ikissmyself 9 ай бұрын
@@Handle35667 they'd probably think these cosplayers are kind of pathetic tbh
@r-1093 9 ай бұрын
If it was me, i would be just happy to be remembered @@Handle35667
@FogFromTheTyne-oy4xt 9 ай бұрын
@@Handle35667 Happy and amused that they and their drinking song are remembered three hundred years later, something about "a canny rendition"
@SoggyVagabond 9 ай бұрын
1:28 the pig sound was so funny to me, how did he even do that? 😂😂
@MuriKakari 9 ай бұрын
Never heard this before, but it's amazing. Will definitely be requesting it on the next livestream.
@JetGamingLamb 9 ай бұрын
Who updated the Byker Hill Wikipedia page right after this was posted. Don't think ive ever seen it happen that fast
@alvpyrola 9 ай бұрын
That was great! Love the song and the setting and the everything. But yeah, it did look a bit uncomfortable for tall people. I think Sam was right. This will definitely be hummed a LOT! Now, to the "loop video" button!
@saudade7842 9 ай бұрын
Beautiful song, and a beautiful rendition. Half of my family (my father's side) were coal miners out of West Virginia, so I grew up with a lot of stories and stuff, and an appreciate for the mines and the hell those inside went through
@xenoflavius632 8 ай бұрын
My family were miners from Kentucky. I always liked the longest John's sea shanties but now I am really getting into their work songs. Awesome to see them spreading solidarity from across the pond.
@peppespizzeria2607 9 ай бұрын
Would love to see "Road to Mandalay" or "Loch Lomond" next!
@thetwilightgamer 9 ай бұрын
*LYRICS - Byker Hill - The Longest Johns (Bellowhead Ver.)* If I had another penny, I would have another gill. I would make the piper play, 'The Bonny Lass of Byker Hill'! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! The pitman and the keelman trim, They drink bumble made from gin! Then to dance, they all begin, To the tune of the "Elsie Marley"! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! When first I went down to the dirt, I had no cowl, nor pitshirt! Now I've gotten two or three, Walker Pit's done well by me! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! All the boys from Walker Shore, Drink half a pint, then eighteen more! All the way they rant and roar, To the tune of the "Elsie Marley"! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! Geordie Charlton had a pig, He hit it with a shovel and it danced a jig! All the way to Walker Shore, To the tune of the "Elsie Marley"! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! If I had another penny, I would have another gill. I would make the piper play, 'The Bonny Lass of Byker Hill'! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore! Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads, forevermore!
@JoshIdstein 6 ай бұрын
The last few Longest Johns videos have been a truly nostalgic journey. Just a few days ago it was Shoals of Herring, a song i discovered through Inside Llewyn Davis. And through that movie, I also got enamoured with Dave van Ronk. Dave van Ronk has only a few songs he wrote himself, being a true folk musician he mostly researched and played old songs. But that song was a protest song during the Vietnam war, called "Luang Prabang". When I clicked on this video, i hadn't heard of Byker Hill, but I immidiately recognised the melody, since Dave used it for Luang Prabang. Absolut chills down my spine. Love how folk music keeps evolving, is truly timeless, and creates these wonderful connections.
@ProfesoraNut 6 ай бұрын
That's awesome!
@RealBelisariusCawl 8 ай бұрын
As a fellow with a bass/baritone range, this satisfies me DEEPLY. Pun intended.
@Just-A-Cosplayer-Online 9 күн бұрын
Aye, that was a really good use of a pun
@Harfiarka 9 ай бұрын
What an absolute banger :) and perfectly sung, as always.
@stuartball7395 9 ай бұрын
I'm enjoying full goblin mode Robbie.
@kobayashi.official 9 ай бұрын
What a freaking splendid surprise!! Byker Hill has been one of my most favorite songs forever and now my favorite band has covered it and it's amazing!!! Kickass job in that mine too! It looks like it was COLD!!!
@specs6637 9 ай бұрын
I remember hearing this song so long ago sung by the Cottars I love your rendition of it, very different from there’s but still beautiful
@isaac_buckley 9 ай бұрын
I love the Cottars' version, too! I first learned about the band because one of its members was featured on PBS' Zoom when I was a kid.
@GeneralDelta072 9 ай бұрын
I fall in love as soon as I heard the chorus.
@Alkron1 9 ай бұрын
This is VERY GOOD GUYS, well done as always
@Yasemin_Sky 9 ай бұрын
Guys. I've heard this in the last hour, and now I've lost count of how many times I've replayed it. 😮❤️
@danieljay-dixon3171 9 ай бұрын
I find it ironic that despite the many references to Elsie Marley, this tune is so much catchier than that one.
@nemmeton 9 ай бұрын
the harmonies in this one are jaw-dropping, i never wanted it to end!!!
@jonathanflannery. 2 ай бұрын
i actually beg for this on spotify
@hermitized4391 9 ай бұрын
This one’s going to be stuck in my head for sure, great work!
@averylividmoose3599 2 ай бұрын
I live fairly close to Byker Hill, its cool hearing the song
@MuriKakari 9 ай бұрын
Also, since I know Diggy Diggy Hole is coming out, this seems pretty appropriate
@hairy-dairyman 9 ай бұрын
I work with a couple of friend who's are blacksmiths. The longest jhons are great for team striking. Really sets a rhythm and I'm not messing up anymore
@johncayley7838 8 ай бұрын
This immediately became one of my favorites. You rock, Johns!
@joelaw13 9 ай бұрын
So so so so good
@jsloanhpi 4 ай бұрын
Good one, lads!
@Teguvas 9 ай бұрын
Collier doesn't mean miners, colliers were the coal boats.
@davidwright7193 3 ай бұрын
“Collier” can mean a number of things associated with coal. From a coal seller through to a miner. Yes a ship in the coal trade, particularly one built for the coal trade is a collier but the word has a long history of use in the sense of a miner. I have seen it for 4 generations of my family as “occupation” going back to the 1831 census meaning coal miner (particularly as the man referred to in 1831 as a collier is in 1851 a “mine overseer” and has sons who are “colliers”). Ewan McColl uses it in the sense of “miner” repeatedly in the songs he wrote for the “Big Hewer”.
@TokyoBlue587 9 ай бұрын
Great as usual, guys! I love Andy's serious face, JD's low harmony and Robbie seems really into mining!
@Denley1526 9 ай бұрын
This shows real dedication, I mean you are singing in an actual coal mine🤔 where next I wonder😁 Great job lads. X
@edwardtye4119 9 ай бұрын
I've fairly recently gone to Exeter Uni, studying Geology at the Camborne School of Mines. This is good timing!
@joehopper7373 9 ай бұрын
Wey aye lads, was hoping you'd cover this! Get in.
@worriedwiz 9 ай бұрын
Amazing cover, hats off!
@E350tb 9 ай бұрын
Doesn't half look cold down there. Excellent work, fellas!
@krumple8560 9 ай бұрын
That was excell.... errrr.... I mean adequate lads!!!
@MandibleBones 9 ай бұрын
Holy coal, you weren't lying about this being in my head now.
@ROBANN88 9 ай бұрын
i have no idea what any of those words mean but i like it
@mdog1629 9 ай бұрын
Every time you release a new song/cover it is a good day.
@wolfrickelly5148 9 ай бұрын
Close to The Cottars version as far as how good it is. Close but not quite there. Good on you guys keep it up and keep the shanty life afloat.
@capraagricola 9 ай бұрын
I'd recognize Robbie's basement anywhere after the Bully in the Alley build
@thelongestjohns 9 ай бұрын
Afraid he doesn’t have an actual working colliery in his basement 😂 would be handy though!
@capraagricola 9 ай бұрын
😂😂
@Kamarovsky_KCM 9 ай бұрын
Oh wow wow wow. This might well be my favourite song of yours yet! Maybe with the exception of the Workers Song Community Project, as that one always brings me to tears. But while that one is a tear jerker, this provides such an immaculate vibe that I listened to it 7 times in a row already and don't plan on stopping. I absolutely love the percussive elements and the low harmonies!
@cumunist2120 9 ай бұрын
singing in the mine themed walk in freezer
@michaelchapman2876 9 ай бұрын
Misty mountains! Y’all are amazing!
@wiesorix 9 ай бұрын
Damn, those harmonies are great, but that sudden unisono at the end is mighty powerful too. Love it!
@amishfish2986 9 ай бұрын
Great song boys love a miner’s jig
@calebsaenger3344 9 ай бұрын
Beautifully Adequate!
@sylvestarrr 9 ай бұрын
Is it me or does JD look TOTALLY different with a hat on?
@sylvestarrr 9 ай бұрын
Ahhhhh wait, he's not wearing glasses 😂
@bezerkoid 9 ай бұрын
@@sylvestarrrI genuinely didn't recognise him at first.
@thelongestjohns 9 ай бұрын
It was a trick! 😂
@johannailes 9 ай бұрын
amazing location for your videos again!
@rhopkins8 9 ай бұрын
Adequate, definitely.
@silverdragon5667 9 ай бұрын
I think I found my new favorite music
@DietrichvonSachsen 9 ай бұрын
This is officially my favourite version of this song!
@leareth 9 ай бұрын
One of my favourite songs and a wonderful cover!
@This_Sweets 9 ай бұрын
Yes, that's gonna life in my head for a while for sure ❤
@KSilverlode 9 ай бұрын
I've never heard this song before, love it. Definitely a (head) banger!
@thewiseturtle 9 ай бұрын
Wonderful (adequate!) I'm a fan of the song in general, and this version is lovely, and the video is pretty cool (in a cavey sort of way), too!
@segothgalont23 9 ай бұрын
Thank you guys, I love y'all, thank you.
@ragnarrskulkrew6232 9 ай бұрын
I did not know that I needed this song! New Favorite!
@CapriUni 9 ай бұрын
What can I say but: Spectacular!
@MartinBentley 9 ай бұрын
Need to do Elsie Marley now, since it got mentioned in the song. ;)
@ameliaacker6246 9 ай бұрын
One of my favorite work songs! Very adequate:)
@mystisification 9 ай бұрын
YES, I LOVE THIS SONG!
@mayosanta 9 ай бұрын
I've been wanting this one for a while, and it's even better than I expected! Adequate work, lads
@mrblitzkrieg5512 9 ай бұрын
Great to hear a song about my area! You guys did an amazing job of covering this, safe to say it's one of my favourites now. I'd still love to hear you cover Wreck of the Carl D. Bradley at some point in the future. Keep it up!
@DafodilWorkshopProductions 8 ай бұрын
The way all the different pitches of their voices mesh is so satisfying!
@altheawalker-hallam8672 9 ай бұрын
I knew you would do this so well. :)
@nbenefiel 9 ай бұрын
I remember Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick doing this. Good job guys
@StartledOctopus 9 ай бұрын
Next mining song should be in Colin Furze's tunnel!
@spongebakesquarepansgaming 9 ай бұрын
love this a good working song again lads
@Sc0ts 9 ай бұрын
Very nice
@kingxavior54 9 ай бұрын
Great song as always lads! I am going to listen to this song on repeat forever. I hope you guys would do 16 Tons. But any song you lads do will sound great!
@annefoley6950 9 ай бұрын
Very nice, hope to hear it in the next stream
@OGDadAverage 9 ай бұрын
I always like every video before it even starts . Also started to listen to you in work makes the day a lot brighter . Was a pleasure to meet you on sea of thieves ❤️ dad average 😜
@thedarkness8533 9 ай бұрын
Those some good blokes with good songs
@tunnelfox2655 9 ай бұрын
i hire you guys to friggen mine that iron but what the crap do you do!? sing all day! granted it sounds great but i can't make my money on this!
@Assassinss77 7 ай бұрын
The shovel carries the whole thing for me
@lemonman1066 9 ай бұрын
Knew this was gonna be good since I saw the title. Loved the Young Tradition version, especially Peter Bellamy from that group, and I wanted to hear you guys sing this for a while after. Playing it on loop for hours!
@JOCoStudio1 9 ай бұрын
The Barely Works and Bellowhead both do great versions too, if you're still looking to scratch that itch.
@lemonman1066 9 ай бұрын
@@JOCoStudio1 Thank you! Listened to both, and it's 2 more for my "any song I like, at all" playlist!
@a.geddes6201 9 ай бұрын
Fantastic to hear you lot cover a Geordie song. I know Carthy was another famous non-Geordie proponent of it, Well done lads.
@asulfhjalmarson6063 9 ай бұрын
Yours voices singing together are awesome
@adamabyssalvt 9 ай бұрын
Still hoping for a remake of "sloop john b" or "rueben james" by the kingston trio, would be cool to see a remake from yall!
@kevworkkevwork3254 9 ай бұрын
Absolute banger of a song. thanks guys, this rocks!
@cleosan8150 9 ай бұрын
Ooooh that was absolutely lovely, I got goosebumps! The visuals go so well with the song, this is perfect! ♥
@lukepratt7499 9 ай бұрын
Absolutely breathtaking! Would love to see you gents do Misty Mountains.
@skirmish23 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the goosebumps this lovely morning ❤
@jeffbrehove2614 9 ай бұрын
I'm assuming this was the "Coal Miner's tune" that Mr. Valentine sang as a corpse
@coreytim 9 ай бұрын
Awesome rendition, one of my favorite songs!
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