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Thread #49675 Message #3581909
Posted By: GUEST,Tinker from Chicago
05-Dec-13 - 11:29 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
It's been ages since I was in "The Hostage" but I remember Behan's version, or parody, of this as
The bells of hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling for you but not for me. O death, where is thy sting-a-ling-a-ling or grave thy victory? When 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.
I take "the Pru" to mean life insurance, as in Prudential Insurance Co.