The Bells Of St. Marys

Writers: leo sayer & david courtney



He used to play mouth organ

In a folk club they called the lady jane

All the sounds as his friends and he would holler

Songs of love and songs of pain



There wasn't much that he could use his time for

So he used to practice everyday

And play the mouth organ the blues and hard luck

Someday soon i'm gonna break away



He used to listen to the bells of st marys

As they would echo through those early days

And sometimes even now he thinks that he still hears them

Although they're but a thousand miles away



And so he came into this crazy business

And do you know the stars all fell his way

And he became another rock and roll troubador

And threw the mouth organ far away



And so he listens to the bells of st marys

And so their echo haunts him every day

So clear that he could reach out and touch them

Although they're but a thousand miles away

Although they're but a thousand miles away


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