Legend Of The Big Steeple-Porter Wagoner

[ti:Legend Of The Big Steeple] [ar:Porter Wagoner] [al:100 Country Essentials] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Legend Of The Big Steeple - Porter Wagoner [00:05.67]There's a legend about a church In our town [00:08.20] [00:09.39]The steeple so high had seen for miles around [00:13.10] [00:14.34]Look on the hill and you'll realize [00:17.81] [00:18.82]The steeple's too big for the churches size [00:24.06] [00:25.33]It seems It was a long time ago when this church had no steeple [00:31.87] [00:32.92]Just four walls and the roof overhead sheltered the humble people [00:38.99] [00:39.53]But the money was short 'cause the times were bad [00:42.95] [00:43.55]They had to get along on what they had [00:47.83] [00:48.77]Just good simple people praying for a steeple [00:53.59] [00:55.19]About this time when spring was near [00:58.02] [00:59.15]A man of wreath and his sweetheart dear [01:02.31] [01:03.56]Made their plans for the bells to ring [01:06.69] [01:08.01]They would wed on the first of spring [01:13.20] [01:14.32]So this man of wealth and his true love dear named the wedding hours [01:21.45] [01:21.97]They would wed In the little church the one that had no towers [01:28.40] [01:28.95]But he was a kind and generous man [01:32.05] [01:32.63]He told his true love of his plan [01:36.86] [01:37.86]I'll build a steeple for these good people [01:43.09] [01:44.24]Yes they'll have their steeple [01:47.17] [01:47.80]The bells there will ring [01:50.63] [01:51.49]They'll ring for our wedding [01:55.15]On the first day of spring [02:00.20]But they say death comes like a thief [02:02.59] [02:03.67]And soon his heart was filled with grief [02:06.54] [02:07.53]One week before the wedding day [02:10.84] [02:11.81]He learned his love had passed away [02:16.90] [02:18.81]Inspite of his grief and broken heart he kept the promise given [02:25.68]I'll build the steeple so my love can hear the bells In heaven [02:32.38] [02:33.18]And then he built the steeple ground the tallest one In all the land [02:40.68] [02:42.15]That's how the people got their steeple [02:46.97] [02:48.42]Well that Is the reason [02:51.48] [02:52.24]The steeple Is so high [02:54.88] [02:55.74]And why the bells ring louder [02:59.23]When springtime Is night