The Bells Of Rhymney
(Idris Davies/Pete Seeger)
Oh what will you give me
Say the sad bells of
Rhymney
Is there hope for the future
Say the brown bells of Merthyr
Who made the mine owner
Say the black bells
of Rhondda
And who killed the miner
Say the grim bells of Blaena
They will plunder willy-nilly
Say the bells of Caerphilly
They
have fangs, they have teeth
Shout the loud bells of Neath
Even God is uneasy
Say the moist bells of Swansea
And
what will you give me
Say the sad bells of Rhymney
Throw the vandals in court
Say the bells of Newport
All
would be well if if if if if if
Say the green bells of Cardiff
Why so worried, sisters, why
Sang the silver bells
of Wye
And what will you give me
Say the sad bells of Rhymney
As sung by The Ian Campbell Folk Group