Way back in the hills, as a boy I once wandered Buried deep in her grave lies the one that I love She was called from this earth, a j**el for Heaven More precious than diamonds, more precious than gold A j**el here on earth, a j**el in Heaven She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne May the Angels have peace, God bless her in Heaven They've broken my heart and they left me to roam When a girl of sixteen, we courted each other She promised some night to become my sweet wife I bought her a ring to wear on her finger But the Angels, they called her to Heaven one night A j**el here on earth, a j**el in Heaven
She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne May the Angels have peace, God bless her in Heaven They've broken my heart and they left me to roam This world has its wealth, its trials and troubles Mother earth holds her treasures of diamonds and gold But she can't hold the soul of one precious j**el She's resting in peace in that Heavenly home A j**el here on earth, a j**el in Heaven She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne May the Angels have peace, God bless her in Heaven They've broken my heart and they left me to roam Wow baby