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"The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling" is a British airmen's song from World War I. It is apparently a parody of another popular song of the time entitled "She Only Answered 'Ting-a-ling-a-ling'".〔Max Arthur (2001) ''When This Bloody War Is Over''. London, Piatkus: 63〕 It is featured in the Brendan Behan's play The Hostage (1958) and the musical film ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' (1969). The lyrics are: :The Bells of Hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling :For you but not for me: :For me the angels sing-a-ling-a-ling, :They've got the goods for me. :Oh! Death, where is thy sting-a-ling-a-ling? :Oh! Grave, thy victory? :The Bells of Hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling :For you but not for me. Lines five and six quote St Paul's words on the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15: 55, used in the burial service: "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" There are alternate, darker lyrics for the third and fourth lines, used in the original stage musical ''Oh, What a Lovely War!'': :And the little devils all sing-aling-aling :For you but not for me The Behan version is:〔 :The Bells of Hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling :For you but not for me: :Oh! Death, where is thy sting-a-ling-a-ling? :Oh! Grave, thy victory? :If you meet the undertaker, :Or the young man from the Pru, :Get a pint with what's left over, :Now I'll say good-bye to you. ==Piece of Cake== The song features in the 1988 London Weekend Television series Piece of Cake (TV series) about an RAF fighter squadron in the Phoney War. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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