Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"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'\". 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-lingFor 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-lingFor 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-alingFor you but not for meThe Behan version is:The Bells of Hell go ting-a-ling-a-lingFor 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.↑ ↑ 2.0 2.1"@en }
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- The_Bells_of_Hell_Go_Ting-a-ling-a-ling abstract "\"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'\". 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-lingFor 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-lingFor 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-alingFor you but not for meThe Behan version is:The Bells of Hell go ting-a-ling-a-lingFor 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.↑ ↑ 2.0 2.1".