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