The Bells of Rhymney is a song composed by Pete Seeger in 1957, with lyrics adapted from a poem by Welsh poet Idris Davies. The poem, part of Davies' 1938 work *Gwalia Deserta*, reflects on the hardships faced by Welsh coal miners and follows the pattern of the nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons." Seeger's musical adaptation brought the poem to a wider audience, and the song has since been covered by various artists, including The Byrds, whose 1965 rendition is particularly notable. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bells_of_Rhymney?utm_source=openai))