http://www.geocities.com/songs2play/farewell.htm?20055

Lyrics AND chords there.

Farewell To The Rhondda

(G)Farewell the colliery workers, the (D)muffler and the (G)cap Fare(C)well the Rhondda valley girls, we (G)never will come back The mines they are a-(C)closin', the (Amin)valleys they're all (D)doomed There's (G)no work in the (C)Rhondda boys, we'll (D)be in London (G)soon (G)My father was a miner, and his (C)father was before him, And they (D)always had been proud to work be(G)low. Since they fell 'neath Roben's axe, All the (C)lads have had the sack So a(D)way to work in England we must (G)go! Farewell the colliery workers, the muffler and the cap Farewell the Rhondda valley girls, we never will come back The mines they are a-closin', the valleys they're all doomed There's no work in the Rhondda boys, we'll be in London soon No more the chapel singin', for that long ago has left us In the public house no more the miner's songs Oh, the population's droppin' For the pit wheels they are stoppin', And I can't afford to stay here very long Farewell the colliery workers, the muffler and the cap Farewell the Rhondda valley girls, we never will come back The mines they are a-closin', the valleys they're all doomed There's no work in the Rhondda boys, we'll be in London soon Treherbert and Treorchy, Tonypandy and Tynewydd Ystradrhondda and Tonpentre, all adeiu For I can no longer wait While Parliament debates So a fond farewell I bid to all of you! Farewell the colliery workers, the muffler and the cap Farewell the Rhondda valley girls, we never will come back The mines they are a-closin', the valleys they're all doomed There's no work in the Rhondda boys, we'll be in London soon.

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I copy-pasted the lyrics/chords from the site Bruce linked to. I think we've established with pretty good certainty that the song was written by Frank Hennessey. At least, that's what Snuffy says.
-Joe Offer-