The Three Bells Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Ed Brown
The Three Bells
Recorded by Jim Ed Brown with Maxine and Bonnie
Written by Bert Reinsford and Jean Villard
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There's a village hidden deep in the valley
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Among the
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pine trees
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half
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forlorn
And there on a sunny morning
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Jimmy Brown
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was
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born
All the chapel bells were ringing in the little village
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And the songs that they were singing was for baby Jimmy
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Then the little congregation
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prayed for guidance from
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above
Lead us not into
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temptation bless this hour of medi
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tation
Guide him with eternal
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love
There's a village hidden deep in the valley
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Beneath the
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mountains
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high
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above
And there twenty years thereafter
Jimmy
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was to
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meet his
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love
All the chapel bells were ringing twas a great day in his
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life
Cause the songs that they were singing was for Jimmy and his
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wife
Then the little congregation
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prayed for guidance from
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above
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temptation bless oh Lord this cele
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bration
May their life be filled with
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love
From the village hidden deep in the valley
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One rainy
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morning
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dark and
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grey
A soul winged it's way to heaven
Jimmy
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Brown had
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passed
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away
Just a lonely bell was ringing in the little valley
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town
Twas farewell that it was singing to our little Jimmy
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And the little congregation
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prayed for guidance from
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above
Lead us not into
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temptation may his soul find the sa
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lvation
Of Thy
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great
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ternal
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love
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Three Bells?
- The song The Three Bells was sang by Jim Ed Brown.
Who is Jim Ed Brown?
- James Edward Brown (April 1, 1934 - June 11, 2015) was an American country singer-songwriter who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of the Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with fellow country music vocalist Helen Cornelius, through 1981. Brown was also the host of the Country Music Greats Radio Show, a syndicated country music program from Nashville, Tennessee.
