... 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 Rhonda, And who killed the miner, say the grim bells of Blaina. The Bells Of Rhymney Lyrics . Say the sad bells of Rhymney Oh What will you give me? In addition to Rhymney, the poem also refers to the bells of a number of other places in South Wales, including Merthyr, Rhondda, Blaina, Caerphilly, Neath, Brecon, Swansea, Newport, Cardiff, a… Cry the brown bells of Merthyr Who made the mine owner? Say the brown bells of Merthyr Who made the mine owner? Sang the silver bells of Wye And what will you give me? The lyrics to the song were drawn from part of Davies' poetic work Gwalia Deserta, which was first published in 1938. Bells Of Rhymney Lyrics: Oh what will you give me? Why? Say the black bells of Rhonda And who robbed the miner?

Say the sad bells of Rhymney Is there hope for the future? The work was inspired by a local coal mining disaster and by the failure of the 1926 General Strike, with the "Bells of Rhymney" stanzas following the pattern of the nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons". / Cry the brown bells of Merthyr / Who made the mine owner? Say the grim bells of Blaina Put the vandals in court Say the bells of Newport All would be well if, if, if, if Say the green bells of Cardiff Why so worried sisters? Say the sad bells of Rhymney Is there hope for the future? "The Bells of Rhymney" is a song first recorded by folk singer Pete Seeger, which consists of Seeger's own music and words written by Welsh poet Idris Davies. Oh what can you give me? Say the sad bells of Rhymney Is there hope for the future? Say the sad bells of Rhymney Is there hope for the future? / Say the black bells of Throw the vandals in court Say the bells of Newport All will be well if, if, if, if, if Say the green bells of Cardiff Why so worried sisters? Idris Davies: The Bells of Rhymney It’s best known as that jingly jangly song by The Byrds and has become a folk rock standard, recorded hundreds of times by everyone from Cher to The Alarm. The lyrics to the song were drawn from part of Davies' poetic work Gwalia Deserta, which was first published in 1938. / Say the sad bells of Rhymney / Is there hope for the future? Say the brown bells of Merthyr Who made the mine owner?
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Composition. Say the black bells of Rhondda And who killed the miner? Why? But if it wasn’t for American folk singer, Pete Seeger, the haunting lyrics to Bells of Rhymney would have remained an obscure poem by a Welsh miner turned poet called Idris Davies. Say the black bells of Rhondda And who killed the miner? Say the brown bells of Merthyr Who made the mine owner? Say the bells of Newport All would be well if, if, if, if Say the green bells of Cardiff Why so worried sisters? Say the grim bells of Blaina.