Ding-A-Ling the Christmas Bell

(Jerry Foster - Bill Rice)



Gather round and I will tell

The story of a Christmas bell

That used to shine and chime and ring

And why we called him Ding a Ling.



One of the famous jingle bells

Is what he was but then he fell

And broke his pretty harmony

And he began to ring off key.



Now they call him Ding a Ling

Because he has a funny ring

And doesn't hit his note too well

Ding a Ling the Christmas bell.



The other bells met secretly

And he heard one say in a real low key

He's sure to ruin our Christmas sound

And we don't want him hangin' around.



He overheard the secret vote

And walked away with a lump in his note

The saddest bell you've ever seen

The Christmas bell called Ding a Ling.



They all called him Ding a Ling

Because he has a funny ring

And doesn't hit his note too well

Ding a Ling the Christmas bell.



The snow was falling in the square

When the children found him there

And placed him on the Christmas tree

For everyone in town to see.



As Christmas Eve came to the town

A blinding snow was coming down

And Ding a Ling heard someone say

Ol' Santa's sure to lose his way.



The thought occured to Ding a Ling

To ring as loud as he could ring

And when ol' Santa heard the sound

It guided him into the town.



Now the children shout and sing

And everyone loves Ding a Ling

So everything has turned out well

For Ding a Ling the Christmas bell...