Merle Travis? That was a Tennessee Ernie Ford song, I can't believe a cover made it to # 1! :mrgreen:
i have never heard of the one for mine or the band:? i did recognize quite a few before me and after though:lol: "The Three Bells" by The Browns
Cool, i would love to hear it, i am a total music fanatic - love being able to go right back to a moment in my life by just hearing a certain song:-D
Here are the lyrics: Artist/Band: Brown Jim Ed Lyrics for Song: Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches) Lyrics for Album: The Essential Jim Ed Brown & the Browns There's a village hidden deep in the valley among the pine trees half forlorn And there on a sunny morning little Jimmy Brown was born All the chapel bells were ringing in the little valley town And the songs that they were singing was for baby Jimmy Brown And the little congregation prayed for guidance from above Lead us not into temptation bless this hour of meditation guide him with eternal love There's a village hidden deep in the valley beneath the mountains high above And there twenty years thereafter Jimmy was to meet his love All the chapel bells were ringing twas a great day in his life For the songs that they were singing was for Jimmy and his wife And the little congregation prayed for guidance from above Lead us not into temptation bless oh Lord this celebration May their lives be filled with love From the village hidden deep in the valley one rainy morning dark and grey A soul which wait in the heaven Jimmy Brown had passed away Just the lonely bell was ringing in the little valley town Twas there well it was singing to our good old Jommy Brown And the little congregation prayed for guidance from above Lead us not into temptation may his soul find this salvation of Thy great eternal love
The lyrics I posted seem a little off in the last verse. I'm sure that one line (5th from the end) should be "A soul winged its way to heaven . . ." and I think the 3rd line from the end is not quite right, either, but you get the idea.