Legend Of The Big Steeple Lyrics - Rca Country Legends: Porter Wagoner - Porter Wagoner

There's a legend about a church in our town the steeple so high seen for miles around 

Look on the hill and you'll realize the steeple's too big for the churches size 

It seems it was a long time ago when this church had no steeple 

Just four walls and the roof overhead sheltered the humble people 

But the money was short cause the times were bad 

They had to get along on what they had 

Just good simple people praying for a steeple 

About this time when spring was near a man of weath and his sweetheart dear 

Made their plans for the bells to ring they would wed on the first of spring 

So this man of wealth and his true love dear named the wedding hours 

They would wed in the little church the one that had no towers 

But he was the kind and generous man he told his true love of his plan 

How to build a steeple for these good people 

Yes they'll have their steeple the bells there will ring 

They'll ring for our wedding on the first day of spring 

But they say death comes like a thief and soon his heart was filled with grief 

One week before the wedding day he learned his love has passed away 

in spite of his grief and broken heart he kept the promise given 

I'll build the steeple so my love can hear the bells in heaven 

And then he built the steeple there the tallest one in all the land 

That's how the people got their steeple 

Well that is the reason the steeple lives so high 

And how the bells ring louder when springtime is nigh