Ding-A-Ling the Christmas Bell

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 a key Now we called him Ding a Ling because he has a funny ring And though he rings 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 boat and walked away with a lamp in his note The saddest bell you've ever seen the Christmas bell called Ding a Ling They all called him Ding a Ling... The snow is 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 went 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