[Refrain:] Ding dong! merrily on high, In heav'n the bells are ringing: Ding dong! verily the sky Is riv'n with angel singing. Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! E'en so here below, below, Let steeple bells be swungen, And "Io, io, io!" By priest and people sungen. [Refrain] Pray you, dutifully prime Your matin chime, ye ringers; May you beautifully rime Your evetime song, ye singers. [Refrain]