The Bells of Hell



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.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABaBabAB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 291
Words 49
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

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