From the Trenches

The first in a possible series entitled, "Songs my Father Taught Me" or "Unconventional Lullabies."

The Bells of Hell
from Songs and Slang of the British Soldier 1914-1918 by John Brophy

The bells of hell go ding-a-ling-a-ling
For you but not for me
And the little devils how they sing-a-ling-a-ling
The sing so merrily

O death, where is thy sting-a-ling-a-ling
O grave, thy victory?
The bells of hell go ding-a-ling-a-ling
For you but not for me


Good night, my darlings.