Sufjan Stevens

Jingle bells

Sufjan Stevens


Dashing through the snow 
In a one-horse open sleigh 
Through 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 tonight

Jingle bells, jingle bells 
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride 
In a one-horse open sleigh, oh
Jingle bells, jingle bells 
Jingle all the way
Oh, 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 Fanny Bright 
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We ran into a drifted bank 
And there 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 at me as 
I there sprawling laid 
But quickly drove away

Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young
Take the girls along 
And sing this sleighing song
Just bet a bob-tailed bay
Two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! You'll take the lead