JINGLE BELLS ("The One Horse Open Sleigh")

(by James Pierpont)

Dashing thro' the snow,
In a one horse open sleigh,
O'er the hills we go,
Laughing all the way;
Bells on bob tail ring,
Making spirits bright,
Oh what sport to ride and sing
A sleighing song to night.

	Jingle bells, Jingle bells,
	Jingle all the way;
	Oh! what joy it is to ride
	In a one horse open sleigh.
	Jingle bells, Jingle bells,
	Jingle all the way;
	Oh! what joy it is to ride
	In a one horse open sleigh.

A day or two ago
I tho't 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.

	Jingle bells, Jingle bells ...

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.

	Jingle bells, Jingle bells ...

Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young,
Take the girls to night
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.

	Jingle bells, Jingle bells ...

recording: Bellowhead (live, 2009) [YouTube]

recording: Jon Boden (2010) [A Folk Song A Day]

notes: song discussion [Mudcat Cafe]