Jingle Bells?
Dec 17, 2023 10:10:33 #
Dec 17, 2023 10:53:08 #
Ok, I'll bite. Without looking it up, I believe it's something like Bobtail. But I believe there's some controversy there.
Dec 17, 2023 10:59:58 #
Ralph?
(Not necessarily Bob or Bobtail.)
One version: ...bells are on "bobtails" ring... (plural) bobs on the horses tails.
Each horse has a bobbed tail with bells on it.
Another version: ...bells on bob tail ring... (two words), one bobbed tail horse.
Implied "a" bob tail, left out to maintain rhythm.
(Not necessarily Bob or Bobtail.)
One version: ...bells are on "bobtails" ring... (plural) bobs on the horses tails.
Each horse has a bobbed tail with bells on it.
Another version: ...bells on bob tail ring... (two words), one bobbed tail horse.
Implied "a" bob tail, left out to maintain rhythm.
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Dec 17, 2023 20:45:06 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
Bob. ("Robert" when he's in big trouble.)
"Bells on Bob's tail ring..."
Then again, I had an English teacher in high school who assured us that Lady Macbeth's given name was "Charles". After all, doesn't Macbeth call her, "Dearest Chuck"? 🙄
"Bells on Bob's tail ring..."
Then again, I had an English teacher in high school who assured us that Lady Macbeth's given name was "Charles". After all, doesn't Macbeth call her, "Dearest Chuck"? 🙄
Dec 17, 2023 20:58:28 #
RiJoRi wrote:
Bob. ("Robert" when he's in big trouble.)
"Bells on Bob's tail ring..."
Then again, I had an English teacher in high school who assured us that Lady Macbeth's given name was "Charles". After all, doesn't Macbeth call her, "Dearest Chuck"? 🙄
"Bells on Bob's tail ring..."
Then again, I had an English teacher in high school who assured us that Lady Macbeth's given name was "Charles". After all, doesn't Macbeth call her, "Dearest Chuck"? 🙄
Never saw the lyrics that way,
Just Bells on bobtail(s) ring
Dec 17, 2023 21:25:32 #
Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
RiJoRi is correct. The lyrics are grammatically incorrect. It can't be bobtails because it is a ONE-HORSE open sleigh. Since there is only one horse, it has to be Bob's tail so the horses name is Bob. Very common to name draft horse with simple names like Bob, or Bill or Sam.
Dec 18, 2023 01:08:15 #
Juan Dinero
Loc: Southeast Colorado
Bob tail is a short tail sleigh. Like a Bob tail truck as apposed to a semi truck.
Dec 18, 2023 06:28:23 #
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
Everyone knows Jingle Bells. What's the horse's name?
The horse's name in the song is Dobbin
Dec 18, 2023 07:17:23 #
Dec 18, 2023 08:24:04 #
Juan Dinero wrote:
Bob tail is a short tail sleigh. Like a Bob tail truck as apposed to a semi truck.
"Bobtail" is a word describing any animal whose tail has been "bobbed," in this case, the horses' tail pulling the sleigh.. It's not a description of the sleigh. The bells are on the horse.
I've read through the lyrics, the horses' name is not given.
Dec 18, 2023 09:23:34 #
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