




            Jingle Bells
        James Pierpoint, 1858







Dashing through the snow
   in a one-horse open sleigh.
O'er the fields we go,
   laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring,
   making spirits bright.
What fun it is to ride and sing
   a sleighing song tonight. Oh!





Jingle bells, jingle bells,
   jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride
   in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
   jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride
   in a one-horse open sleigh.





A day or two ago,
   I thought I'd take a ride,
Soon Miss Fanny Bright
   was seated by my side.
The horse was lean and lank,
   misfortune seemed his lot;
He got into a drifted bank
   and then upset we got. Oh!





Jingle bells, jingle bells,
   jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride
   in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
   jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride
   in a one-horse open sleigh.





Now the ground is white.
   Go to it while you're young.
Kiss the girls tonight
   and sing this sleighing song.
Just get a bobtailed nag,
   two-forty for his speed,
Then hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! 
   You'll take the lead. Oh!





Jingle bells, jingle bells,
   jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride
   in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
   jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride
   in a one-horse open sleigh.




