Lynn Anderson, The Jordanaires - Ding-A-Ling The Christmas Bell lyrics

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