The Bell

It was in 1880 when they moved to this small town
He was just a little boy and wanted to look around.
The big Brazos river ran by Old Washington Square
Lots of important history has been recorded there.
As he rambled through the trees, he saw a church that had been built with majestic care
There were some big boys looking in a well, he wondered why they were there.
They had something on a rope being lowered down inside
The little boy shaking with fear thought he had better hide.
Behind a tree he hid, the thing on the rope they were holding tight
He prayed that he was hid and was well out of sight.
As the boys released the rope it dropped into the well
The boys all sworn to secrecy, the story of the bell.
The church members had bought a bell and put it on the book
When the people heard it ringing they all came out to look.
Was there a fire somewhere or had someone died
A man was calling to them, please come on inside.
He said “The loan man is coming and we have no money for the bell”
That was when the big boys got the idea of hiding it in the well.
What about the little boy hiding behind the tree
The big boys discovered him there and were as angry as could be.
They grabbed him by the neck, shook him hard and strong
If you ever tell our secret you won’t live very long.
For eighty six years he kept the secret locked up tight inside
He called his daughter to his death bed just before he died.
He said “ Sister, I have kept a secret that I would like to tell”
“It’s all about some big boys and a bell in a well."