Ding Dong Bell
| TYPE | 2 - Simple Melody |
| TIME SIGNATURE | C |
| KEY SIGNATURE | ♯ |
| TONAL CENTRE | D |
| INCIPIT | GGGDEFEDEFDG |
| TEXT SOURCE | as below |
| TUNE SOURCE | P.W. Joyce, Ancient Irish Music (Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1873) p.26 |
| FIRST LINE | Ding, dong, bell, call the people, call the people |
| NOTATED INCIPIT | |
| A children's nursery rhyme that Joyce recalled from his childhood. | |
Ding, dong, bellDing, dong, bell, call the people, call the peopleDing, dong, bell; the priest is on the altar;Ding, dong, bell; call 'em quickly, call 'em quickly,Ding, dong, bell; the clerk is coming also.