1. My father was a miner, And his father was before him, He always had been proud to work the coal Since they fell 'neath Provin's axe, All the lads have had the sack So away to work in England we must go! Refrain: Farewell ye colliery workers, The muffler and the cap Farewell ye Rhondda valley girls, We never will come back The mines they are a-closin', The valleys they're all doomed There's no work in the Rhondda boys, We'll be in London soon.

2. No more the chapel singin', That long ago has left us And the public house no more the miner's songs For the boot wheels they are stoppin', And the populations' droppin' And I can't afford to stay here very long. 3. Trehearve and Teralvye, Talleyfinley and Tenobbit Trastreondda and Semfentra, all adieu For I can no longer wait While Parliament debates So a fond farewell I bid to all of you! Refrain: 2X

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