Is this the song? "All the chapel bells were ringing, in the little village town And the songs that they were singing, were for baby Jimmy Brown. Then the little congregation, prayed for guidance from above Bless this hour of medication, May ?????? " (then Jimmy Brown meets his love..... for Jimmy and his bride ....and then Jimmy Brown dies. (can't remember the words).................pAT -----Original Message----- From: Sherry Arlotta <arlottas@ix.netcom.com> To: KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com <KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, September 19, 1999 1:17 AM Subject: [KYL&F] (no subject) >You all are bringing back so many great memories from the 50's and >before. As a little girl I wore many feedsack dresses and pinafores. >Joann, I had to wear heavy scratchy wool pants underneath my dresses too >when I went to school in the wintertime. I'd walk through the snow to >meet the bus, then would get so uncomfortable on the warm bus. It seemed >to take forever to get coat, mittens, hat, boots and scarf off in the >cloak room once I got to school. Then at recess time it all had to be >put back on again. Can anyone remember the games they played at recess? >Red Rover, Red Rover......Little Sally Saucer...Kick the Can. >Those hoop petticoats were a real challenge for me.....the first time I >sat down in one (at home, thank goodness), the whole front of my dress >popped up, so I had to practice wearing it before I could go out in >public. Used to heavily starch those can-can petticoats so they would >stand out farther. Remember those circle skirts made of felt? I'd >completely forgotten about the fake fur collars with the little fur >pom-poms. Also wore a white one made of angora with the button-up >sweater on backwards and the black and white saddle shoes. Remember when >pink and black clothing was all the rage and when we used to wear pony >tails and our blue jeans rolled up? And then there was Dick Clark and >American Bandstand. It's amazing, but that guy doesn't seem to have >aged. Think he's definitely found the anti-aging secret. Remember how >the kids on the show used to rate the songs? Some songs I >remember......Sixteen Candles....Blueberry Hill....Itsy BitsyTeeny Weeny >Yellow Polka Dot Bikini...It's All in the Game.....Honeycomb....That'll >Be the Day....Unchained Melody....Winter Wonderland...Battle of New >Orleans. I still have all my 45's too. But what was that song that >started out "All the chapel bells were ringing"? I must be experiencing >a "senior moment" because it was one of my favorites and I can't >remember what it was. Did anyone ever go on a hayride in the fall on a >crispy, cold evening, then have a weiner roast and roast marshmallows >over the fire for dessert? They were such fun! Other memories....sock >hops....the dance, the Stroll....my first really fancy formal dress, it >was blue, completely covered with nylon net ruffles. Remember when >frozen custard first came out? That's coming back again. A new place >just opened up about a mile from my house. Guess everything comes back >eventually. Just wish some of the values we all grew up with would come >back into vogue again. > >Sherry in Arizona > >