Three Bells

[Verse 1]
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There's a village hidden deep in the valley
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Among the pine trees half forlorn
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And there on a sunny morning
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Little Jimmy Brown was born
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So his parents brought him to the chapel
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When he was only one day old
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And the priest blessed the little fellow
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Welcome Jimmy to the fold
 
[Chorus]

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All the chapel bells were ringing
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In the little valley town
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And the songs that they were singing
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Was for baby Jimmy Brown
 
[Verse 2]
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There's a village hidden deep in the valley
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Beneath the mountains high above
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And there twenty years thereafter
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Jimmy was to meet his love
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Many friends were gathered in the chapel
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And many tears of joy were shed
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In June, on a Sunday morning
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When Jimmy and his bride were wed
 
[Chorus]
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All the chapel bells were ringing
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T’was a great day in his life
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For the songs that they were singing
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was for Jimmy and his wife
 
[Verse 3]
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There's a village hidden deep in the valley
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One rainy morning dark and grey
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A soul winged its way to heaven
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Jimmy Brown had passed away
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Silent people gathered in the chapel
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To say farewell to their old friend
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Whose life had been like a flower
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Budding, blooming to the end
 
[Chorus]
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Just the lonely bell was ringing
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In the little valley town
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T'was farewell that it was singing
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To our good old Jimmy Brown
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And the little congregation
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Prayed for guidance from above
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Lead us not into temptation
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May his soul find God's salvation
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Of Thy great eternal love
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A...men