A Sleigh-ride
Ting! ring! the sleigh-bells jingle
Merrily over the frozen snow.
Cheeks a-glow and ears a-tingle,
Tumble in, children, here we go!
Ting! ring! the sleigh-bells jingle!
Get along, Dobbin! go along, Jack!
Bells and voices merrily mingle,
Swift we fly as an arrow’s track.
Ting! ring! the sleigh-bells jingle!
Nose cold, Tommy? Here, rub it with snow!
Toes ache, Ned? Just kick till they tingle,
Thump! thump! thump! on the dasher, so!
Ting! ring! the sleigh-bells jingle!
Snow-wreaths fly like a snow-sea’s foam.
Sweet bells, sweet laugh, hark! how they mingle!
Tumble out, children, here we’re at home!