Story Behind the Song
Just continuing the fantastic line up of Christmas carols.
Lyrics
(Verse 1)
Dashing thru the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the hills we go,
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright
Oh what sport to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.
(Chorus)
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh! What joy it is to ride,
In a one horse open sleigh.
(Verse 2)
A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride,
And soon Miss Fannie Bright
Was seated by my side.
The horse was lean and lank,
Misfortune seemed his lot.
He got into a drifted bank
And we got upsot [upset].
(Chorus)
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh! What joy it is to ride,
In a one horse open sleigh.
(Verse 3)
A day or two ago,
The story I must tell,
I went out on the snow,
And on my back I fell.
A gent was riding by
In a one horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there I sprawling lie,
But quickly drove away.
(Chorus)
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh! What joy it is to ride,
In a one horse open sleigh.
(Verse 4)
Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song.
Just get a bob-tailed bay,
Two forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack, you'll take the lead.
(Chorus)
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh! What joy it is to ride,
In a one horse open sleigh.
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