I was standing on the beach Near the cliffs Of Oshawa 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 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 And there came And there came Breaking through the mist Boiling through the mist Roaring through the sea Rising from the sea Four black dragons Four volcanoes Spitting fire Spitting fire! And I ran And I ran Cursing down the halls … Cursing through the fields … Shouting to the priests Shouting to the world "Notify the gods! Four black dragons Spitting fire!" And the feet pattered And the men came down to stare And the women started screaming like the gulls: Hai! Hai! And the crowded into temples And they flapped about the square: Hai! Like the gulls Hai! Hai! Hai! Four black dragons Spitting fire! Then the hooves clattered And the warriors were there Diving quickly through the panic Like the gulls Hai! Hai! And the swords were things of beauty As they glided through the air Hai! Like the gulls Hai! Hai! Hai! Four black dragons Spitting fire!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!I had seen Dragons before Never so many Never like these And I thought it was the end Of the world! And it was