JINGLE BELLS

by: John Pierpont (1785-1866)

      ASHING thro' the snow
      In a one-horse open sleigh,
      O'er the fields we go,
      Laughing all the way;
      Bells on bob-tail ring,
      Making spirits bright;
      What fun it is to ride and sing
      A sleighing song tonight!
       
      (Refrain)
      Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!
      Jingle all the way!
      Oh, what fun it is to ride
      In an one-horse open sleigh!
       
      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 seem'd his lot,
      He got into a drifted bank,
      And we, we got upsot.
       
      (Refrain)
       
      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 nag,
      Two-forty for his speed,
      Then hitch him to an open sleigh,
      And crack! you'll take the lead.
       
      (Refrain)

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