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Thread #49675   Message #3581804
Posted By: meself
05-Dec-13 - 03:20 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Bells of Hell Go Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Bells of Hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling
I have heard - or partially misheard - the 'For me the angels sing ... ' line as 'The devil's got a thing-a-ling-a-ling,/For you and not for me.' Whatever the intent of the original lyricist, I don't get the impression that it was sung so widely for its theological implications as much as for its humorous implications.