Intro: verse 1: Ring them bells ye heathen, from the city that dreams Ring them bells from the sanctuaries, 'cross the valleys and streams For they're deep and they're wide and the world's on it's side And time is a-running backwards and so is the bride verse 2: Ring them bells, St. Peter, where the four winds blow Ring them bells with an iron hand, so the people will know Oh, it's rush hour now on the wheel of the plough And the sun is going down upon the sacred cow verse 3: Ring them bells sweet Martha, for the poor man's son Ring them bells so the world will know that god is none For the shepherd is asleep where the willows weep And the mountains are filled with lost sheep Bridge: Ring them bells, for the blind and the deaf ~ Ring them bells, for those who are left ~ Ring them bells, for the chosen few Who will judge the many, when the game is through Ring them bells, for the time that flies For the child who cries, when innocence dies verse 4: Ring them bells, St. Catherine, from the top of the roof Ring them from the fortress for the lilies that bloom For the lines that are long and the fighting is strong And they're breaking down the distance between right and wrong OUTRO:
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