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.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
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.
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.
Now the ground is white, go it while you're young, Take the girls tonight and sing this sleighing song. Just get a bobtailed bay, two-forty for his speed, Then hitch him to an open sleigh, and crack! You'll take the lead.