1.) Dashing through 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 to-night
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 we, we got upsot (chorus)
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 (chorus)
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 (chorus)