Jo Stafford Serenade Of The Bells Lyrics

Serenade Of The Bells Lyrics

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.
Ev'ry one 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.