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