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Album Oh Mercy
Ring Them Bells by Bob Dylan
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Performed by
Bob DylanProduced by
Daniel LanoisWrited by
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“Ring Them Bells” is the fourth track From Dylan’s 1989 album Oh Mercy. It is one of two songs on the album that was released with its live vocals intact.
Oh Mercy was considered a comeback record for Dylan after almost a decade of disappointing releases. The album was produced by Daniel Lanois wh...
Ring Them Bells Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Ring them bells, ye heathen
From the city that dreams
Ring them bells from the sanctuaries
’Cross the valleys and streams
For they’re deep and they’re wide
And the world’s on its side
And time is running backwards
And so is the bride
[Verse 2]
Ring them bells St. Peter
Where the four winds blow
Ring them bells with an iron hand
So the people will know
Oh, it’s rush hour now
On the wheel and the plow
And the sun is going down
Upon the sacred cow
[Verse 3]
Ring them bells Sweet Martha
For the poor man’s son
Ring them bells so the world will know
That God is one
Oh, the shepherd is asleep
Where the willows weep
And the mountains are filled
With lost sheep
[Verse 4]
Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf
Ring them bells for all of us who are left
Ring them bells for the chosen few
Who will judge the many when the game is through
Ring them bells, for the time that flies
For the child that cries
When innocence dies
[Verse 5]
Ring them bells St. Catherine
From the top of the room
Ring them from the fortress
For the lilies that bloom
Oh, the lines are long
And the fighting is strong
And they’re breaking down the distance
Between right and wrong
Ring Them Bells Q&A
Who wrote Ring Them Bells's ?
Ring Them Bells was written by Bob Dylan.
Who produced Ring Them Bells's ?
Ring Them Bells was produced by Daniel Lanois.
When did Bob Dylan release Ring Them Bells?
Bob Dylan released Ring Them Bells on Mon Sep 18 1989.
What did Bob Dylan say about "Ring Them Bells"?
Song Talk: “Ring Them Bells” [from “Oh Mercy”]
Dylan: It stands up when you hear it played by me. But if another performer did it, you might find that it probably wouldn’t have as much to do with bells as what the title proclaims. Somebody once came and sang it in my dressing room. To me. [Laughs]...