Intro: verse 1 City sidewalks, busy sidewalks Dressed in holiday style In the air there's a feeling of Christmas verse 2 Children laughing, people passing Meeting smile after smile And on every street corner you hear Silver bells, silver bells It's Christmas-time in the city Ring-a-ling, hear them ring Soon it will be Christmas Day verse 3 Strings of street lights, even stop lights Blink a bright red and green As the shoppers run home with their treasures verse 4 Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch This is Santa's big scene And above all the bustle you hear Silver bells, silver bells It's Christmas-time in the city Ring-a-ling, hear them ring Soon it will be Christmas day Silver bells, silver bells It's Christmas-time in the city Ring-a-ling, hear them ring Soon it will be Christmas day