Up on Howling Mountain Underneath the sky They are forging magic metal As the torn clouds scream and fly Chorus: For Fenris must be chained Or Chaos will be king Up on Howling Mountain Within a bubbling vat They put the first ingredient The footfall of a cat Up on Howling Mountain To seal a wolven weird They next put in the cauldron A gentle woman's beard Up on Howling Mountain With many a magic word They throw into the mixture The spittle of a bird Up on Howling Mountain With chant and lyre and flute The sorcerors are shouting as They drop in mountain's root Up on Howling Mountain As stars above them stare They circle 'round the fiery pot And add the nerve of bear Up on Howling Mountain With many a prayer and wish They toss the last ingredient The silent breath of fish Up on Howling Mountain A god is less one hand But Fenris rages in his chains And peace is on the land Chorus: For Fenris must be chained Or Chaos will be king And Chaos is no king For Fenris has been chained