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Artist: John Denver
Canonical path: /john-denver/the-bell-of-rhymes
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Bell Of Rhymes
Read The Bell Of Rhymes lyrics by John Denver on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Bell Of Rhymes
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Oh what will you give me?
Say the sad bells of Rhymney
Is there hope for the future?
Cry the brown bells of Merthyr
Who made the mine owner?
Say the black bells of Rhondda
And who robbed the miner?
Cry the grim bells of Blaina
They will plunder willy-nilly
Cry the bells of Caerphilly
They have fangs, they have teeth
Say 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
Put the vandals in court
Say the bells of Newport
All would be well if, if, if
Cry 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
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John Denver performs "The Bell Of Rhymes", and this lyric page sits inside the John Denver catalog on LyroVerse.
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