A popular song from around 1875
Words by Maria X. Hayes
Music by Prince Poniatowski
The sheet music:
Accompaniment in G by Denese Coulbeck:
Accompaniment in B-flat by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
Ding dong ding dong ding dong
I love the song
For it is my wedding morning
And the bride so gay in fine array
For the day will be now adorning
Tho’ I’ve little wealth but sov’reign health
And am only a yeoman free
When heart joins hand, there’s none in the land
Can be richer in joys than we
Ding dong ding dong we galop along
All fears and doubting scorning
Ding dong we’ll galop along
All fears and doubting scorning
Through the valley we’ll haste
For we’ve no time to waste
As this is my wedding morning
Ding dong ding dong ding dong
My steed hie on
For the church will soon be filling
They must not wait
They must not wait
For were we late
They’d deem the groom unwilling
The sun is high in the morning sky
And the lark o’er our heads doth sing
A bridal song as we gallop along
Keeping time to the bells as they ring
Ding dong ding dong we galop along
All fears and doubting scorning
Ding dong we’ll galop along
All fears and doubting scorning
Through the valley we’ll haste
For we’ve no time to waste
As this is my wedding morning