Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes (1963)
{Composer(s): Leroy Anderson ; Mitchell Parish (1948 )}
C Am Dm G (x3); F C Dm G
C Am Dm G, C Am Dm G
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring ting-a-lingling too
Come on, it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling, and friends are calling “Yoo hoo,”
Come on, it’s lovely weather, for a sleigh ride together with you.
F#m B E
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, let’s go, Let’s look at the show,
We’re riding in a wonderland of snow.
Em A D
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, it’s grand, Just holding your hand,
Dm G
We’re gliding along with a song of a wintry fairy land.
C Am Dm G
( ring-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling-dong-ding ) [x2]
D Bm Em A
( ring-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling-dong-ding ) [x2]
Bb F Dm G
C Am Dm G,
Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy cozy are we
We’re snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be
Let’s take that road before us and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you.
Ronettes play the two verses with chords: Eb Cm Fm Bb to finish.
[<— remainder doesn’t feature in Ronettes version —–>]
Cmaj7
There’s a birthday party
at the home of Farmer Gray
It’ll be the perfect ending a perfect day
C
We’ll be singing the songs
F G Am
we love to sing without a single stop,
E F#m
At the fireplace while we watch
B E Dm G
the chestnuts pop. Pop! pop! pop!
Cmaj7
There’s a happy feeling
nothing in the world can buy,
When they pass around the chocolate
and the pumpkin pie
C F
It’ll nearly be like a picture print
G Am
by Currier and Ives
Dm
These wonderful things are the things
G
we remember all through our lives!
C Am (etc)
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
ring ting tingling too
Come on, it’s lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling
and friends are calling “Yoo hoo,”
Come on, it’s lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.
F#m B (etc)
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
let’s go, Let’s look at the show,
We’re riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
it’s grand, Just holding your hand,
We’re gliding along with a song
of a wintry fairy land
C Am (etc)
Our cheeks are nice and rosy
and comfy cozy are we
We’re snuggled up together
like two birds of a feather would be
Let’s take that road before us
and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it’s lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.
