Lyrics to
Ding Dong, Ding Dong

This version of Ding Dong, Ding Dong was released by George Harrison in 1974.

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Ring out the old
Ring in the new
Ring out the old
Ring in the new

Ring out the false
Ring in the true
Ring out the old
Ring in the new

Ding-dong, ding-dong
Ding-dong, ding-dong
Ding-dong, ding-dong
Ding-dong, ding-dong

Yesterday, today was tomorrow
And tomorrow, today will be yesterday
So ring out the old
Ring in the new
Ring out the old
Ring in the new

Ring out the false
Ring in the true
Ring out the old
Ring in the new

Ding-dong, ding-dong
Ding-dong, ding-dong
Ding-dong, ding-dong
Ding-dong, ding-dong

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About Lyrics and Ding Dong, Ding Dong by George Harrison

The lyrics to Ding Dong, Ding Dong are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that George Harrison used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Ding Dong, Ding Dong have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only George Harrison and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Ding Dong, Ding Dong by George Harrison. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Ding Dong, Ding Dong" means the words set to the music of Ding Dong, Ding Dong, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by George Harrison. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Ding Dong, Ding Dong and the lyrics to Ding Dong, Ding Dong are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of George Harrison who came here looking just for the lyrics to Ding Dong, Ding Dong, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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