Listen To The Bells



I was lying in my bed, I heard the alarm clock ring
The bell woke me up quick as anything
I sure am glad the bell woke me up that way
'Cause otherwise I might have stayed asleep all day

Oh the bells, listen to the bells
Ding a ling, hear them ring
Everybody listen to the bells

Eating breakfast with my brother, heard the telephone
(ding a ding ding dong ding a ding a ding dong)
It went ring ring a ding, it wouldn't leave us alone
(ding a ding ding dong ding a ding a ding dong)
The bell made me answer, and I said hello
It was Grandma want to take me to the picture show

Oh the bells, listen to the bells
Ding a ling, hear them ring
Everybody listen to the bells

I spent the day in school until the final bell
(ding a ding ding dong ding a ding a ding dong)
It said the school day was over and the week as well
(ding a ding ding dong ding a ding a ding dong)
If that bell hadn't rung, what were we to do?
We'd stay in school all day and all the weekend too!

Oh the bells, listen to the bells
Ding a ling, hear them ring
Everybody listen to the bells

Eating dinner when the doorbell rang, who could it be?
(ding a ding ding dong ding a ding a ding dong)
It was Grandma and she brought a present just for me
(ding a ding ding dong ding a ding a ding dong)
If we hadn't heard the doorbell, then how sad for all
'Cause Grandma'd still be standing out there in the hall!

Oh the bells, listen to the bells
Ding a ling, hear them ring
Everybody listen to the bells

There's the alarm clock bell and the telephone bell
And the school bell bell and the doorbell as well
Oh the bells, listen to the bells
Ding a ling, hear them ring
Everybody listen to the bells

Transcribed by Andrea Sunderland and David Frangioso


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Sesame Street: Numbers
Sesame Street: Numbers