<Li> Jump up ^ "Upsot" is an alternative poetic version of "upset". </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Two forty refers to a mile in two minutes and forty seconds at the trot, or 22.5 miles per hour . This is a good speed, and suggests the horse should be a Standardbred . </Li> <P> The two first stanzas and chorus of the original 1857 lyrics differed slightly from those we know today . It is unknown who replaced the words with those of the modern version . </P> <P> Dashing thro' the snow, In a one - horse open sleigh, O'er the hills we go, Laughing all the way; Bells on bob tail ring, Making spirits bright, Oh what sport to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight .: chorus:| Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way; Oh! what joy it is to ride In a one - horse open sleigh . A day or two ago I tho 't I'd take a ride And soon Miss Fannie Bright Was seated by my side . The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot He got into a drifted bank And we--we got upsot . </P>

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