She wasn't content br Sitting in her room br She went out at night br Though it would be her doom br br After walking a league br And taking a rest br She awoke with a dread br Deep in her breast br br She looked about br To see what was there br She spied a lad br Oh! was he fair br br He smiled and fled br And she gave pursuit br They came to a tree br That bore much fruit br br The lad told her 'Eat.' br And so she did br It awoke in her mind br Things best left hid br br Visions of witches br And goblins and ghosts br Danced in her head br The lad frightened her most br br His face got long br And his skin turned to scales br His beauty had changed br Into a monster with a tail br br She tried to flee br But the fruit took effect br Only too late did she br Begin to detect br br The dragon grew br For that's what it was br The last thing she saw...