Ringing the Bells for Jim

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 ringin' the bells for Jim Please, Father, ringin' the bells for Jim I'm sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin' So I'm ringin' 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 ringin' the bells for Jim Please, Father, ringin' the bells for Jim I'm sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin' And I'm ringin' 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 ringin' the bells for Jim" I'm just ringin' the bells for Jim Please, Father, ringin' the bells for Jim Sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin' So I'm ringin' the bells for Jim