This lunatic's ballad doesn't seem to be in the DT -- from Joan Baez' album, JOAN, arranged sickeningly by Peter Schickele, of all people (I suppose jealousy with the success of Judy Collins and Joshua Rifkin). There appear to be other versions, this one originally arranged by someone called Don Dilworth (?). Any information about who first set this to music, etc., would be personally appreciated (learning to play it, you see). yours, Peter T.

ANNABEL LEE
Edgar Allan Poe

1. It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

2. For I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love
--I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

3. And that is the reason why, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
That A wind blew out of the North,
chilling my Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

4. The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me
Yes, that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea) --
That the wind came out of the North,
Killing my Annabel Lee.

5. But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we
-- Of many far wiser than we --
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

6. For the moon never beams
Without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And ths stars never rise
But I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide
I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.