| Then I was a babe I had a crying spell |
| Grandma bought me a toy bell |
| She gave it to me when it started to ring |
| And she called it my ding-a-ling |
| Oh, my ding-a-ling, my ding-a-ling |
| On my it’s the cutest thing |
| My ding-a-ling, my ding-a-ling |
| When she plays with my ding-a-ling |
| There was girl next door |
| I want to play with her yo-yo |
| I played with her yo-yo on the string |
| And she played with my ding-a-ling |
| Oh, my ding-a-ling, my ding-a-ling |
| On my it’s the cutest thing |
| My ding-a-ling, my ding-a-ling |
| When she plays with my ding-a-ling |
| When I was a boy in Sunday school |
| The preacher preached his golden rule |
| When the choir stood up to sing |
| I played was playing with my ding-a-ling |
| Oh, my ding-a-ling, my ding-a-ling |
| On my it’s the cutest thing |
| My ding-a-ling, my ding-a-ling |
| When she plays with my ding-a-ling |
| When you’re young and on the go |
| You’re ding-a-ling won’t ever get sore. |
| When you’re old and you’ve lost your sting |
| You won’t need the darned old thing. |
| Oh, my ding-a-ling, my ding-a-ling |
| On my it’s the cutest thing |
| My ding-a-ling, my ding-a-ling |
| When she plays with my ding-a-ling |