Jenny grew up wild
like a blackfoot daisy
Out in the shack
with a blue tick hound
Broke as **** but
blessed with beauty
The kind that a rich man
can't turn down
She caught the eye
of an oil man dancin'
One summer night
in a dime store dress
She had the looks
He had the mansion
And you can figure out the rest
It was all roses
Drippin' in diamonds
Sippin' on champagne
She was all uptown
Wearin' that white gown
Takin' his last name
She could hear those
church bells ringin' ringin'
And up in the loft the
whole choir singin' singin'
Fold your hands
And close your eyes
Yeah it's all gonna be alright
And just listen to the
church bells ringin' ringin'
Yeah they're ringin'
Jenny was hosting
Junior League parties
And havin' dinner
at the country club
Everyone thought they were
Ken and Barbie
But Ken was always gettin'
way too drunk
Saturday night
After a few too many
He came home ready to fight
And all his money could
never save Jenny
From the devil livin'
in his eyes
It was all bruises
covered in makeup
Dark sunglasses
And that next mornin'
Sittin' in the back pew
Prayin' with the baptist
She could hear those
church bells ringin' ringin'
And up in the loft that
whole choir singin' singin'
Fold your hands
And close your eyes
Yeah it's all gonna be alright
You just listen to the
church bells ringin' ringin'
Yeah they're ringin'
Jenny slipped something
in his Tennessee whiskey
No law man was ever
gonna find
And how he died is
still a mystery
But he hit a woman
for the very last time
She could hear those
church bells ringin' ringin'
Standin' there in a
black dress singin' singin'
Fold your hands
And close your eyes
Yeah it's all gonna be alright
And just listen to the
church bells ringin' ringin'
Yeah they're ringin'