Legend of the Big Steeple (Single Remaster)-Porter Wagoner

[ti:Legend of the Big Steeple] [ar:Porter Wagoner] [al:The Essential Porter Wagoner] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Legend of the Big Steeple (Single Remaster) - Porter Wagoner [00:04.82]There's a legend about a Church in our town [00:07.75] [00:08.45]The steeple so high had seen for miles around [00:11.92] [00:13.53]Look on the hill and you'll realize [00:16.48] [00:17.99]The steeple's too big for the Churches size [00:21.75] [00:24.49]It seems it was a long time ago [00:27.56] [00:28.34]When this church had no steeple [00:30.58] [00:32.04]Just four walls and the roof overhead [00:34.88] [00:35.48]Sheltered the humble people [00:37.85] [00:38.84]But the money was short 'cause the times were bad [00:42.18] [00:42.70]They had to get along on what they had [00:46.07] [00:47.88]Just good simple people praying for a steeple [00:51.39] [00:54.22]About this time when spring was near [00:56.66] [00:57.92]A man of wreath and his sweetheart dear [01:00.97] [01:02.62]Made their plans for the bells to ring [01:05.55] [01:07.01]They would wed on the first of spring [01:10.46] [01:13.36]So this man of wealth and his true love dear [01:17.15]Named the wedding hours [01:19.51] [01:20.70]They would wed in the little Church the one that had no towers [01:27.12] [01:28.34]He was a kind and generous man [01:31.47]He told his true love of his plan [01:35.02] [01:36.97]I'll build a steeple for these good people [01:41.01] [01:43.38]Yes they'll have their steeple [01:46.27] [01:47.00]The bells there will ring [01:49.43] [01:50.62]They'll ring for our wedding [01:53.58] [01:54.25]On the first day of spring [01:57.26] [01:59.07]But they say death comes like a thief [02:01.74] [02:02.78]And soon his heart was filled with grief [02:05.81] [02:06.72]One week before the wedding day [02:09.60] [02:10.88]He learned his love had passed away [02:14.93] [02:17.82]Inspite of his grief and broken heart [02:21.06] [02:21.72]He kept the promise given [02:24.03] [02:25.03]I'll build the steeple so my love can hear [02:29.42]The bells in Heaven [02:31.32] [02:32.41]And then he built the steeple ground [02:35.54] [02:36.08]The tallest one in all the land [02:39.50] [02:41.36]That's how the people got their steeple [02:45.21] [02:47.69]Well that is the reason [02:50.44] [02:51.17]The steeple is so high [02:53.84] [02:54.92]And why the bells ring louder [02:57.80] [02:58.33]When springtime is night