Am                  E         Am
 Little Herschell enjoyed the snow
       Am              E         Am
He was fond to play outdoors and go
Am                    E          Am
 Upon the slopes and around the wood
     Am               E           Am
He'd play outside all night if he could
        Am                 E     Am
And why not? He thought it is my right
  Am                 E        Am
I think I'll stay outside all night
Am                      E        Am
 So, silly Herschell he ran from home
Am               E       Am
Free to play and free to roam, alright

[Instrumental]
Am E Am x4

[Verse 2]
Am                      E    Am
 He made a friend, that very night
   Am               E       Am
To keep him from dismay and fright
Am                     E             Am
 He bestowed to it his scarf and his hat
        Am         E       Am
While initiating a cordial chat
     Am                      E            Am
Then out jumped the beast carnivorous and wild
       Am                       E           Am
With intentions to feast on the guts of the child
Am                          E               Am
Herschell's new friend only stood there and smirked
       Am                     E          Am
He had given a warning of the brute that lurked

[Chorus]
Dm                    Am
Faster and faster you run through the snow
E                         Am
Poor little waif you have nowhere to go
    Dm                          Am
You think you're having fun but if you only knew
B                               E
Just around the corner death is waiting for you

[Interlude]
Am             E     Am
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Am             E        Am
La la la la la la la la la
Am             E     Am
La la la la la la la la
Am             E        Am
La la la la la la la la la

[Verse 3]
Am                               E           Am
Terrified and betrayed Herschell ran for his soul
       Am                      E         Am
As the creature pursued like a badgering troll
    Am                      E         Am
The boy fled with haste for if he was caught
     Am                 E       Am
He'd be gormandized and left to rot
    Am              E              Am
But just up ahead a man dressed in red
Am                          E            Am
Stood in the snow though he looked to be dead
Am                       E           Am
Herschell beseeched him, sir can you help?
    Am                    E      Am
I'm too young to die, I'm only a welp!
    Am                            E       Am
But suddenly the beast, with an impetuous brace
Am                    E             Am
Vanquished the man by clutching his face
    Am           E              Am
The rueful child wished for his bed
   Am                         E           Am
He knew he'd be next when the old man was dead!

[Chorus]
Dm                    Am
Faster and faster you run through the snow
E                         Am
Poor little waif you have nowhere to go
    Dm                          Am
You think you're having fun but if you only knew
B                               E
Just around the corner death is waiting for you

[Instrumental]
Am E Am x4

[Verse 4]
   Am                              E              Am
Oh great was to be requital of the man to say the least
         Am                             E            Am
Like the wing from a fly, he pulled the arm from the beast
    Am                             E          Am
The bloody thing shrieked, but the man didn't care
      Am                        E            Am
His expression was vacant as he proceeded to tear
      Am                   E            Am
The immaculate snow became smudged with gore
       Am                        E        Am
As the monster convulsed causing blood to pour
Am                    E       Am
Herschell was safe or so he assumed
       Am                          E          Am
But he could not perceive that his future was doomed
          Am                   E           Am
Cause the man's intention to engage in the fight
       Am                   E     Am
Was to have the boy for his own delight
Am                       E        Am
Herschell was seized and dragged away
      Am            E                   Am
His remains were found... the following day

[Chorus]
Dm                    Am
Faster and faster you run through the snow
E                         Am
Poor little waif you have nowhere to go
    Dm                          Am
You think you're having fun but if you only knew
B                               E
Just around the corner death is waiting for you
Dm                    Am
Faster and faster you run through the snow
E                         Am
Poor little waif you have nowhere to go
    Dm                          Am
You think you're having fun but if you only knew
B                               E
Just around the corner death is waiting for you
Dm                    Am
Faster and faster you run through the snow
E                         Am
Poor little waif you have nowhere to go
    Dm                          Am
You think you're having fun but if you only knew
B                               E
Just around the corner death is waiting for you
Dm                    Am
Faster and faster you run through the snow
E                         Am
Poor little waif you have nowhere to go
    Dm                          Am
You think you're having fun but if you only knew
B                               E
Just around the corner death is waiting for you
Dm                    Am
Faster and faster you run through the snow
E                         Am
Poor little waif you have nowhere to go
Dm    Am    B      E
Uuuaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh