The Lady and the Dragon

Come around here
And I'll tell ye a tale
Of a dragon and a maid
With fiery hair

She wasn't content
Sitting in her room
She went out to see
Though it would be her doom

After walking a league
And taking a rest
She awoke with a dread
Deep in 'er breast

She looked about
To see what was there
She spied a lad
Oh! was he fair

He smiled and fled
And she gave pursuit
They came to a tree
That bore much fruit

The lad told her "Eat."
And so she did
It awoke in her mind
Things best left hid

Visions of witches
And goblins and ghosts
Danced in her head
The lad frightened her most

His face got long
And his skin turned to scales
His beauty had changed
Into a monster with a tail

She tried to flee
But the fruit took effect
Only too late did she
Begin to detect

The dragon grew
For that's what it was
The last thing she saw...
Ah, that it was

The dragon's breath
Of fire and smoke
Wrapped her in darkness
Just like a cloak

He ate her like THAT!
In only one bite
So next time you wonder,
Be back before night!