The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches)
There's a village hidden deep in the valleyAmong the pine trees and forlornAnd there on a sunny morningLil' Jimmy Brown was born
So his parents brought him to the chapelWhen he was only one day oldAnd the priest blessed the little fellowWelcomed Jimmy into the fold
All the chapel bells were ringingIn the little valley townAnd the song that they were singingWas for baby Jimmy Brown
There's a village hidden deep in the valleyBeneath the mountains high aboveAnd there, twenty years thereafterJimmy Brown was to meet his love
Many friends were gathered in the chapelAnd many tears of joy were shedIn June on a Sunday morningWhen Jimmy Brown and his bride were wed
All the chapel bells were ringing'twas a great day in his lifeAll the songs that they were singingWere for Jimmy and his wife
From the village hidden deep in the valleyOne rainy morning dark and greyA soul wound its way to HeavenJimmy Brown had passed away
Silent people gathered in the chapelTo say farewell to their old friendWhose life had been like a flowerBudding, blooming 'till the end
Just a lonely bell was ringingIn the little valley town'twas farewell that it was singingTo our good old Jimmy Brown
And the little congregationPrayed for guidance from above"Lead us not into temptation""Make his soul find a salvation""Of thy great eternal love..."