by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The bells of Hell
Language: English
The bells of hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling For you but not for me: And the little devils how they sing-a-ling-a-ling For you but not for me. O death, where is thy sting-a-ling-a-ling, O Grave, thy victor-ee? The bells of hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling, For you but not for me.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "The bells of Hell", from Songs and Slang of the British Soldier: 1914-1918, ed. John Brophy and Eric Partridge, first published 1914-8 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The bells of Hell", 2007 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 47