Serenade Of The Bells 1947

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 24 Jul 2003

People think that miracles can't happen,
but it seems to me they often do.
All you need is faith to make them happen,
listen while I tell of one to you.

In the sleepy town of San Juanita
there's a story that a padre tells
of a gay senor and senorita
and the Serenade of the Bells.
Seems they asked the padre for permission
to be married early in the spring
but their folks had made just one condition,
that the mission bells had to ring.
Everyone knew the bells were broken,
and hadn't sounded for a long, long time.
Then one night the village was astounded
for the bells began to chime!
Still the bells are broken, goes the story,
but if in your heart a true love dwells
they will ring for you in all their glory,
that's the serenade of the bells.

In the sleepy town of San Juanita
there's a story that a padre tells
of a gay senor and senorita
and the Serenade of the Bells.
Seems they asked the padre for permission
to be married early in the spring
but their folks had made just one condition,
that the mission bells had to ring.
Everyone knew the bells were broken,
and hadn't sounded for a long, long time.
Then one night the village was astounded
for the bells began to chime!
Still the bells are broken, goes the story,
but if in your heart a true love dwells
they will ring for you in all their glory,
that's the serenade of the bells.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Serenade Of The Bells 1947
by Kay Twomey, Al Goodhart and Al Urbano
copyright MCMXLVII by Melrose Music Corp.  N.Y.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Thursday 24 July 2003 at 08.17
in association with Doug Grierson
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