B
"Will you dance with me, Lady Waters?"
A/B B
And a bony hand plucked her gown
E
"Will you dance with me," said the Hooded One
B A/B B
"For the plague has now reached this town."
[Verse 2]
B
"No I'll never dance", said Lady Waters.
A/B B
"For I see that your name is Death."
E
And beneath her mask she was sweating
B A/B B
At the Hooded One's fetid breath
[Verse 3]
B
"Will you dance with me, Lady Waters?
A/B B
For the fire dies in your grate
E
And your guests have gone and your lord's asleep
B A/B B
And the plague has reached your estate."
[Verse 4]
B
"Then I'll dance with you," says Lady Waters
A/B B
"For the stars grow pale in the dawn
E
But I first must get my tiara
B A/B B
For I left it out on the lawn."
[Verse 5]
B
"Oh and if you get your tiara,"
A/B B
And his eyes like coals, they did burn
E
"You must give me all, and must taste my breath
B A/B B
On the moment that you return."
[Verse 6]
B
"Very well," she said from behind her mask
A/B B
"You must take from me what is mine:
E
I'll return to you and submit to you."
B A/B B
And the Hooded One, he said "Fine."
[Verse 7]
B
She came back to him and took off her mask
A/B B
And the Hooded One, he recoiled
E
What he thought was sweat on her face and hands
B A/B B
It turned out to be tiny boils
[Verse 8]
B
"You must take from me all I have," she said
A/B B
"You must take it all with good grace:
E
For I have the plague on my body
B A/B B
And I have the plague on my face."
[Verse 9]
B
Oh the Hooded One took her house and lands
A/B B
He took every fork, every knife
E
And he took the plague and he left her there
B F#
Without anything but her life
