WEDDING BELLS^©

19 Sep 1978 soundcheck version

Well I received the invitation that you sent me
You wanted me to watch you change your name
But I couldn't stand to see you with another
But dear I hope you're happy just the same

Well now the wedding bells are ringing in the chapel
Yeah, well, they should have rung for me
And down the aisle you will soon be walking
But those wedding bells will never ring for me

Well I bought a little cottage down in the valley
I even bought a little band of gold
I thought some day you'd place it on your finger
But now the future looks like it's dark and cold

Because those wedding bells are ringing in the chapel
I hear the children laughing out with glee
At home alone I hang my head in sorrow
Those wedding bells will never ring for me

Well now those wedding bells are ringing in the chapel
They should have been ringing out for you and me
And down the aisle you will soon be walking
Those wedding bells will never ring for me

Yeah I say wedding bells are ringing in the chapel
They should have been ringing out for you and me
And down the aisle you will soon be walking
Those wedding bells will never ring for me

Page last updated: 01 Sep 2007

Words and music by Claude Boone, and recorded by Hank Williams, Sr. in 1949. Check out Hank Williams' original version for more details.

Bruce Springsteen never played the song in regular shows, but he sound-checked it a couple of times in the '70s:

• 12 Dec 1975 at C W Post College, Greenvale, NY, during the Born to Run Tour
• 19 Sep 1978 at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour
• 20 Sep 1978 at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour

The above lyrics refer to the 19 Sep 1978 sound-check.

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake from BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.