Four Black Dragons

Lyrics

[FISHERMAN] I was standing on the beach Near the cliffs Of Oshima I was spreading out the nets For the morning sun It was early in July And the day was getting hot And I stopped to wipe my eyes And by accident I turned And looked out to sea... And there came Breaking through the mist Roaring through the sea Four black dragons Spitting fire And I ran Cursing through the fields Calling the alarm Shouting to the world "Four black dragons Spitting fire!" And the earth trembled And the sky cracked And I thought it was the end of the world [THIEF] I was rifling through the house Of some priests In Uraga It was only after dawn They were sleeping still I had finished with the silks I was hunting for the gold When I heard them getting up So I bolted through a door Which looked out to sea... [FISHERMAN] And there came... [THIEF] And there came... [FISHERMAN] Breaking through the mist... [THIEF] Boiling through the mist... [FISHERMAN] Roaring through the sea... [THIEF] Rising from the sea... [FISHERMAN] Four black dragons... [THIEF] Four volcanoes... [FISHERMAN] Spitting fire... [THIEF] Spitting fire! And I ran... [FISHERMAN] And I ran... [THIEF] Cursing down the halls … [FISHERMAN] Cursing through the fields … [THIEF] Shouting to the priests... [FISHERMAN] Shouting to the world... [FISHERMAN & THIEF] "Notify the gods!" [FISHERMAN] Four black dragons [THIEF] Four volcanoes [FISHERMAN & THIEF] Spitting fire! [RECITER] And the feet pattered And the men came down to stare And the women started screaming Like the gulls [TOWNSPEOPLE] Hai! Hai! [RECITER] And the crowded into temples And they flapped about the square— [TOWNSPEOPLE] Hai! [RECITER] Like the gulls [TOWNSPEOPLE] Hai! Hai! Hai! Four black dragons Spitting fire! [RECITER] Then the hooves clattered And the warriors were there Diving quickly through the panic Like the gulls [TOWNSPEOPLE] Hai! Hai! [RECITER] And the swords were things of beauty As they glided through the air [TOWNSPEOPLE] Hai! [RECITER] Like the gulls [TOWNSPEOPLE] Hai! Hai! Hai! Four black dragons Spitting fire! [FISHERMAN] I had seen Dragons before Never so many Never like these [THIEF & ENSEMBLE] And the sun darkened And the sea bubbled And the earth trembled And the sky cracked And I thought it was the end Of the world! [FISHERMAN, THIEF & ENSEMBLE] And I thought it was the end Of the world! [RECITER, spoken] And it was