RING A MERRY BELL
(Connie Pearce / Arnold Miller)

as recorded by June Christy
with orchestra conducted by Pete Rugolo
1961


Things I have lost and things I am learning
Make the world seem strange.
Wanderers must have something to trust,
Never let Christmas change!

Ring a merry bell at Christmas time,
Hang the holly, decorate the tables,
I am far from home.
Sing a merry song at Christmas time,
Please be jolly, tell familiar fables
For the folks who roam.

High up, tie up the mistletoe,
Tinsel tip the tree.
Popcorn and silver, on top a star,
So bright that a stranger can see it from afar.  

Wrap a merry gift at Christmas time, 
Curl the ribbon, stick on fancy labels, 
I am far from home.

Things I have lost and things I am learning
Make the world seem strange.
Wanderers must have something to trust,
Never let Christmas change!

Ring a merry bell at Christmas time,
Hang the holly, decorate the tables.
Light the highest brightest star 
It may guide me home,
Do-ba-do-ba-do.




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - January 2016)