Alarm - New South Wales lyrics
rate mePit shaft wheels turn for the last time<br />
In the Rhondda tonight<br />
The Davey lamps that shone so brightly<br />
There's no more need for their light<br />
As the last piece of coal is cut<br />
From the belly of the black seamed hole<br />
A man walks home alone<br />
Past a church full of mourning souls<br />
Throughout his lifetime he has fought<br />
He has given his life<br />
In tears the congregation sing<br />
Cwm Rhondda Oh my Lord<br />
<br />
Great is the rape of the fair country<br />
To Botany Bay for my Great Grandfathers<br />
Deportation sailed<br />
<br />
Great so great is the fair country<br />
GREAT IS THE NEED FOR A NEW SOUTH WALES<br />
<br />
The slag heap stares<br />
It blocks out the sky<br />
It kees this Rhondda grey<br />
The stale beer spills from angry drinkers<br />
Their arguments do the same<br />
A choir voice cries it shatters the silence<br />
Where's the future in this place<br />
The question hangs unanswered<br />
All eyes on a new born babe<br />
In another lifetime men fought hard<br />
Men gave their lives<br />
For the charter that would save their sons<br />
Cwm Rhondda Oh my Lord<br />
<br />
Great, great change in the fair country<br />
The future lies with the sons and daughters<br />
South will meet with North<br />
Say, say a prayer for the fair country<br />
GREAT IS THE NEED FOR A NEW SOUTH WALES<br />
<br />
Throughout a lifetime men have fought<br />
Men have given their lives<br />
To hear the congregation sing<br />
CWM RHONDDA OH MY LORD<br />
<br />
Great, great change in the fair country<br />
The future lies with the sons and daughters<br />
South will meet with North<br />
Say, say a prayer for the fair country<br />
GREAT IS THE NEED FOR A NEW SOUTH WALES<br />
<br />
Someone hear my prayer<br />
Someone hear my prayer<br />
Someone hear my prayer<br />
Someone hear my prayer<br />
Someone hear my prayer<br />
Someone hear my prayer<br />
Someone hear my prayer<br />
For A NEW SOUTH WALES
