“Jingle Bells” Lyrics

“Jingle Bells” Lyrics 

“Jingle Bells” in one of the most popular and commonly sung songs in the world. This American song was written by James Lord Pierpont which was then published with the tittle-One Horse Open Sleigh in 1857. 

 At that time, this song has no original connection to Christmas. On 16th September 1857, when the blackface minstrel performer Johnny Pell first sung this song in Ordway Hall, the song “Jingle Bells” became associated with Christmas music. 

 This song was first recorded by Will Lyle on 30th October, 1889 on phonograph cylinder, commonly known as “records” but the copies were lost. 

In 1943, “Jingle Bells” was recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters and the song reached the number 19th position on the charts and over a million copies were sold in 1941. 

 

“Jingle Bells” Lyrics 

 

[Verse 1] 

Dashing through the snow 

In a one-horse open sleigh 

O'er the fields we go 

Laughing all the way 

Bells on bobtails 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, hey 

Jingle bells, jingle bells 

Jingle all the way 

Oh, what fun it is to ride 

In a one-horse open sleigh 

  

[Verse 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 

 
 

[Chorus] 

Jingle bells, jingle bells 

Jingle all the way 

Oh, what fun it is to ride 

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey 

Jingle bells, jingle bells 

Jingle all the way 

Oh, what fun it is to ride 

In a one-horse open sleigh 

  

[Verse 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] 

Jingle bells, jingle bells 

Jingle all the way 

Oh, what fun it is to ride 

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey 

Jingle bells, jingle bells 

Jingle all the way 

Oh, what fun it is to ride 

In a one-horse open sleigh 

  

[Verse 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] 

Jingle bells, jingle bells 

Jingle all the way 

Oh, what fun it is to ride 

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey 

Jingle bells, jingle bells 

Jingle all the way 

Oh, what fun it is to ride 

In a one-horse open sleigh