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Words by James Lord Pierpont, 1857Tune: ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH by James Lord Pierpont, 1857Key signature: G major (1 sharp)Time signature: 4/4Public Domain1. 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!Chorus: 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.2. A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride And 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 we got upsot.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.4. 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 as his speed Hitch him to an open sleigh And crack! you'll take the lead.