The Three Bells
Hit #1 on Billboard in 1959 as recorded by The Browns on RCA Records
Original French Words by Bert Reisfeld and music by Jean Villard
English words by Dick Manning. This is my version of this beautiful
song.
In the key of D 4/4 rhythm moderately slow
There's a village hidden deep in the valley < Among the pine trees half forlorn where the
chord name
And there on a sunny morning appears on
these
Little Jimmy Brown was born four lines>>
Voices only
(bung, bung, bung, bung)
All the chapel bells were ringing in the little village town
And the songs that they were singing was for baby Jimmy Brown
Then 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 verse>>
And there, twenty years thereafter
Jimmy was to meet his love
(Bung, bung, bung, bung)
All the chapel bells were ringing, 'Twas a great day in his
life
Cause the songs that they were singing was for Jimmy and his
Then 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 gray and two>>
A soul winged it's way to heaven
Jimmy Brown had passed away
(Bung, bung, bung, bung)
Just a lonely bell was ringing in the little valley town
'Twas farewell that they were singing to our little Jimmy Brown
And the little congregation prayed for guidance from above
"Lead us not into temptation, may his soul find the
salvation"
"Of thy great Eternal Love
