What does the second verse of "Jingle Bells" mean?

Question

The second verse of the song "Jingle Bells" is: 

Get a bob-tailed bay,
Two-forty for his speed.
Then hitch him to an open sleigh
And you will take the lead.

What is a bob-tailed bay, what is two -forty (for whom?), and what does all of this mean?

loryntoo · Accepted Answer

Got a bob-tailed bay (a bay horse with a bobbed or docked tail)
Two-forty for his fee (the horse is hired)
Hitched him to an open sleigh
And we soon had the lead.  

The problem is these are not actual lyrics from Jingle Bells by James Pierpoint.   I thought they were, too, but they aren't.  The actual lyrics are here.  http://www.lyricsmania.com/jinglebellslyrics.html

a f · Answer

This verse is really the last verse.


Just get a bob tailed bay --- type of horse 
Two forty as [for] his speed --- talking about how much faster the horses are
[and] Hitch him to an open sleigh --- hook them to the sleigh 
And crack! you'll take the lead. --- and the crack is
 them taking off at full speed.

Anonym · Answer

Sorry I couldn't find a direct answer, but I found this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_Bells

Hope I helped :)

What does the second verse of "Jingle Bells" mean?

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