SITTING ON THE ICE IN THE ICE RINK
As recorded by George Formby, 29-Jan-1933.

Now here's a new amusement that is gettin' all the craze:
You'll find that it's good exercise for folks of ev'ry age.
Now I go there most ev'ry night and sometimes take the wife.
I've never had so many ups and downs is all my life.

Since I've been sitting on the ice in the ice rink,
Sitting on the ice with my skates off.
It's the finest fun I've ever had.
Put it on the ice; it'll never go bad.
There's lots of nice young ladies, and how I like to tease 'em!
If they don't give way, I'll say okay; I set 'em on the ice and freeze 'em.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
We have some fun on the run in a one-horse open sleigh.

Now once I went out walking with a pretty little miss.
She said: "I like you very much" and give me one big kiss.
She was a perfect little blonde and not so very old.
She let me hold her in my arms and, by gum, she was cold!

'Cause she'd been sitting on the ice in the ice rink,
Sitting on the ice with her skates off.
Oh, how hot she must have felt!
She sat upon the ice and the ice began to melt.
She was so young and pretty, what a blow that fall had dealt 'er!
For we couldn't pick her up in the ordinary way;
We had to bring a fire and melt 'er.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
We have some fun on the run in a one-horse open sleigh.

Last night I went out for a drink down to the Cherry Tree.
I didn't go there by myself; I took some pals with me.
We landed home at half past two; I rang the front-door bell.
The wife said: "Where've you been?" and I said: "You can to to bed."

'Cause I've been sitting on the ice in the ice rink,
Sitting on the ice with my skates off.
It's the finest fun I've ever had.
Put it on the ice; it'll never go bad.
The buttons bust off my trousers; I got into such a tangle!
I said: "Heaven help the sailors on a night like this,
And never let your braces dangle."