Johnny Cash - Ringing The Bells For Jim Lyrics






The father heard church bells at midnight
A wrong time for church bells to chime
He went to the tower, found a little girl there
Said, "Why ring the bells at this time?"

"I'm just ringing the bells for Jim
Please father, ringing the bells for Jim
I'm sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin'
So, I'm ringing the bells for Jim"

Please father, pray for him this Christmas
He's sick and he's in so much pain
The doctors all say, he'll be gone any day
So, I must ring the bells again

I'm just ringing the bells for Jim
Please father, ringing the bells for Jim
I'm sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin'
So, I'm ringing the bells for Jim

On the day after Christmas
She brought him said, "Father, heed little Jim
You see, he got well, when he heard the church bells
I was ringing the bells for Jim"

"I'm just ringing the bells for Jim
Please father, ringing the bells for Jim
I'm sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin'
So, I'm ringing the bells for Jim"





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  1. W.... ....

    My grandpa, Jim, passed away back in 2013 from cancer.. Not a day goes by that i don’t wish he was still here with my family to make everyone laugh again.

  2. M.... D....

    Ich means I
    New vocabulary word for ya
    👍

  3. T.... T....

    The father heard church bells at midnight
    A wrong time for church bells to chime
    He went to the tower, found a little girl there
    Said, "Why ring the bells at this time?"

    "I'm just ringing the bells for Jim
    Please father, ringing the bells for Jim
    I'm sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin'
    So, I'm ringing the bells for Jim"

    Please father, pray for him this Christmas
    He's sick and he's in so much pain
    The doctors all say, he'll be gone any day
    So, I must ring the bells again

    I'm just ringing the bells for Jim
    Please father, ringing the bells for Jim
    I'm sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin'
    So, I'm ringing the bells for Jim

    On the day after Christmas
    She brought him said, "Father, heed little Jim
    You see, he got well, when he heard the church bells
    I was ringing the bells for Jim"

    "I'm just ringing the bells for Jim
    Please father, ringing the bells for Jim
    I'm sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin'
    So, I'm ringing the bells for Jim"

  4. G.... D....

    My brother Jimmy just passed away in Sept 2017. Just heard this song tonight

    G.... D....

    So sorry .... my son is dying, too, and I play this every Christmas time, wondering if it will be his last :'(

  5. s.... s....

    Grew up listening to this

    s.... s....

    Me too. ❤

  6. b.... t....

    My cousin Jim died In 1983 He had cancer and knew he didn't have long to live and he asked my father and I to play this every Christmas for him. My father died in 2012 but I still listen to the song every Christmas morning and I will till the day I see them both again.

    b.... t....

    buzz tp there happy with god now

    b.... t....

    God bless you. We will see our loved ones again someday.

  7. s.... ....

    Love This Song Classic

  8. R.... M....

    when my Dad died in 2007, I asked him 6 months earlier if there is only one thing that I could inherit, it would be the original album from 1963; he gave it to me. Every Christmas I pull out record player and remember past times, and it still can make you cry.

    R.... M....

    My dad has the same record. God bless.

    R.... M....

    Sorry for your loss. May his memory forever live on through you

  9. s.... ....

    This is a really beautiful, but touching song. This is the first time, i ever heard it. I love listening to Johnny. thanks for posting such nice songs!

  10. S.... H....

    love this song

  11. t.... ....

    No one, and I mean no one can sing a sad song like Johnny Cash can, and Its because of his simple style and deep baritone voice. Johnny Cash is the man in black, better yet he is THE MAN!