The father heard church bells at midnight
A wrong time for church bells to chime
He went to the tower, found a little girl there
Said, "Why ring the bells at this time?""I'm just ringing the bells for JimPlease father, ringing the bells for JimI'm sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin'So, I'm ringing the bells for Jim"
Please father, pray for him this 
ChristmasHe's sick and he's in so much pain
The doctors all say, he'll be gone any day
So, I must ring the bells again
I'm just ringing the bells for 
JimPlease father, ringing the bells for 
JimI'm sorry, 
I'm cryin' but my brother 
Jim's dyin'
So, I'm ringing the bells for 
JimOn the day after 
ChristmasShe brought him said, "Father, heed little JimYou see, he got well, when he heard the church bellsI was ringing the bells for Jim""I'm just ringing the bells for JimPlease father, ringing the bells for JimI'm sorry, I'm cryin' but my brother Jim's dyin'So, I'm ringing the bells for Jim"