t was on the last night of October
      When the full moon brightened the sky,
      And my somber feelings were heightened
      When I heard the sounds of a wolf cry.

      For I too felt like crying,
      Sitting by the grave of Lenore,
      Wishing she never had left me
      As I wished each October before--
         Waiting to see Lenore
         Wanting to join Lenore
      Wanting to hold and to kiss her once more!

      And then, by the light of the moon,
      A gossamer form seemed to rise
      From out of the grave to greet me,
      As a pale green light shone from her eyes.

      Not a word did she utter that midnight--
      Not a sound came from her lips
      As she reached out to touch me
      With her bony fingertips.

      It was not her lips that kissed me--
      Just a sharp bite underneath
      My neck that I felt that midnight
      As my blood still dripped from her teeth.

      Was this ghoul my beloved?
      Was this who I yearned for each day?
      Was this my darling Lenore
      Whose skin had rotted away?

      Dear God, what is this abomination?
      Is this a real curse or a dream?
      I cried out that night in October
      When she opened her mouth and she screamed!!!

      A scream so loud and so piercing--
      A sound never heard before--
      Of a hundred wolves howling--
      A sound I shall hear nevermore.
         The sounds of a lonely Lenore
         The one that I used to adore!
            Before that fatal October
            When I murdered my sweet Lenore
            When she told me she was leaving
            Didn't want my love anymore--
            And as she opened the door
            I reached for my knife and I killed her--
            As her dead body fell on the floor.
       Wanting to keep Lenore
       Wanted her just like before

      The grave that she left is now opened,
      Waiting, as I had waited before
      Never again to leave me--
      She'll stay with me forevermore,
         To dine on my soul every midnight--
          Her revenge tastes much sweeter,
           Now that I fear my Lenore
           Now that I dread my Lenore
             Wanting to be free of Lenore
       Wanting her never again, My Lenore,
           But I must stay with her, be with her
                                                          forever
           And the very last words I remember,
           Is "Welcome to Hell" from the mouth of
                                                          Lenore.