Ring The Bell, Watchman

Ring the Bell, watchman
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High in the belfry the old sexton stands
Clasping the rope with his thin, long hands
Fixed is his gaze as by some magic spell
Till he hears the distant murmur, “Ring, ring the bell”

Chorus-
Ring the bell, watchman, ring, ring, ring
Yes, yes, the good news is now on the wing:
Yes, yes, they comme and with Udings to tell
Glorious and blessed tidings, ring, ring the bell

Baring his long, slivery looks to the breeze
First for a moment he drops on his knees
Then with a vigor that few could excel
Answered to the welcome bidding “Ring, ring the bell”

Here from the hilltop the first signal gun
Thunders the world that some great deed is done:
There from the valley the long echoed swell
Ever and anon repeating “Ring, ring the bell”

Bonfires are blazing and rockets ascend,
No mearer triumph such tokeng portend:
Shout, shout, my brothers, for all, all is well
This the universal chorus, “Ring, ring the bell”