[Chorus]
F C
And we were singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
We paid our weekly shilling for that January trip:
C G C
A long weekend in London, aye,without a bit of kip.
F C G C
There's a seat reserved for beer by the boys from Abercarn:
F G C
There's beer, pontoon, crisps and fags and a croakin 'Calon Lan'
[Chorus]
F C
And we were singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
Into Paddington we did roll with an empty crate of ale
C G C
Will has lost at cards and now his Western Mail's for sale
F C G C
But Will is very happy though his money all has gone:
F G C
He swapped five photos of his wife for one of Barry John.
[Chorus]
F C
And we were singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
We told the guard that we're from Wales, and asked 'Is Twickers far?'
C G C
He said "You can catch a 48 man, but it isn't very far"
F C G C
On the bus were boys from Blaina who'd been to see the Queen
F G C
So we had a quick Gymanfa, aye, it was the greatest London's seen.
[Chorus]
F C
And we were singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
We got to Twickers early and were jostled in the crowd
C G C
Planted leeks and dragons, looked for toilets all around
F C G C
So many there we couldn't budge - twisted legs and pale
F G C
I'm ashamed we used a bottle that once held bitter ale.
[Chorus]
F C
And we were singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
Wales defeated England in a fast and open game
C G C
We sang "Cwm Rhondda" and "Delilah", damn, they sounded both the same:
F C G C
We sympathized with an Englishman whose team was doomed to fail
F G C
So we gave him that old bottle that once held bitter ale!
[Chorus]
F C
He started singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
So it's down to Soho for the night, to the girls with the shiny beads
C G C
To the funny men with lipstick on, with evil minds and deeds
F C G C
One said to Will from a doorway dark, damn, she didn't have much on
F G C
But Will knew what she wanted, aye ... his photo of Barry John!
[Chorus]
F C
Cos she was singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
F C
Cos she was singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
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F C
And we were singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
We paid our weekly shilling for that January trip:
C G C
A long weekend in London, aye,without a bit of kip.
F C G C
There's a seat reserved for beer by the boys from Abercarn:
F G C
There's beer, pontoon, crisps and fags and a croakin 'Calon Lan'
[Chorus]
F C
And we were singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
Into Paddington we did roll with an empty crate of ale
C G C
Will has lost at cards and now his Western Mail's for sale
F C G C
But Will is very happy though his money all has gone:
F G C
He swapped five photos of his wife for one of Barry John.
[Chorus]
F C
And we were singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
We told the guard that we're from Wales, and asked 'Is Twickers far?'
C G C
He said "You can catch a 48 man, but it isn't very far"
F C G C
On the bus were boys from Blaina who'd been to see the Queen
F G C
So we had a quick Gymanfa, aye, it was the greatest London's seen.
[Chorus]
F C
And we were singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
We got to Twickers early and were jostled in the crowd
C G C
Planted leeks and dragons, looked for toilets all around
F C G C
So many there we couldn't budge - twisted legs and pale
F G C
I'm ashamed we used a bottle that once held bitter ale.
[Chorus]
F C
And we were singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
Wales defeated England in a fast and open game
C G C
We sang "Cwm Rhondda" and "Delilah", damn, they sounded both the same:
F C G C
We sympathized with an Englishman whose team was doomed to fail
F G C
So we gave him that old bottle that once held bitter ale!
[Chorus]
F C
He started singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
C G C
So it's down to Soho for the night, to the girls with the shiny beads
C G C
To the funny men with lipstick on, with evil minds and deeds
F C G C
One said to Will from a doorway dark, damn, she didn't have much on
F G C
But Will knew what she wanted, aye ... his photo of Barry John!
[Chorus]
F C
Cos she was singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
F C
Cos she was singing hymns and arias,
G C
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.
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