Hello my friend br Long ago br Buried under the ground br So cold br Hope that you are not br Feeling too lonely br I know br It has been br Many a year br Since last I came for a vist br I am sorry for that br So sorry br Wish that this was not our last br br br As we sit here br You and I br My old friend br Upon a midnight dreary br I ponder br Weak and weary br About how br I should go on br How I should tell br Of thesad news I bring br To bear br With such sorrow and a heavy heart br Breaking with missing you br br br I can hesitate no longer br My beloved br I pray br Tonight br That I shall not break your heart br Soon br So very soon br I fear that I shall br Come to dance with br The souls of your fellow dead br In that haunted palace br Way below the clouds where br Angels fear to thread br br br This soul reborn br So many times br Now flys with the raven br Speaking a strange tongue br In my dreams br I see br The masque of the red death br Slipping down and over br Over my face so still br Painting a picture of death br The raven comes to my window br To whisper soft and deadly br br br Your beloved Poe br You shall part from now br Sweet tragic Annabelee br Say goodby br For your lover you shall sing to br br br NEVERMOREbr br Ramona Thompsonbr br