Far Over the Forest

Far over the forest
In the dungeons deep
We must today
At the start of sleep
To bring upon the dreams of old

The dreams they had
The dreams they forgot
The dreams they remembered
The dreams that were naught
But falsehoods

So once in a dream
Our hero was told
To restore the esteem
Of his ancestors of old

So right upon awakening
He set to work
And right upon awakening
He studied their works

He soon found that his ancestors
Were ancient kings and queens
But only of a forgotten country
But of wit were quite keen

So far over the forest
In the dungeons deep
We must today
At the start of sleep
To bring upon the hopes of old

These kings and queens
Were quite brave and kind
And when you dig deep
They were loved by all
Is what you shall find

The records that were kept
They were of ancient times
But alas kept they were
And now I sing of them in this rhyme

Far over the forest
In the dungeons deep
We must today
At the start of sleep
To bring upon the plans of old

Our hero was told
By these records of old
That one day a demon may come
Asking for a bottle of wine
But you mustn't offer her some

For she is the demon of drunkenness
And she is quite the dipsomaniac
She will curse all she can
For that is her virtue

Far over the forest
In the dungeons deep
We must today
At the start of sleep
To bring upon the ruins of old

This demon
With her nasty spell
Cast our hero into a deep sleep
And in it
He saw the dream of his father before him

The dream of the ancients
The dream of the ruins
They all fell into place
The way that things do

And once the hero woke
He knew how to defeat the demon witch
He knew to use his mind
His soul and his spirit
The reason why he is there
Was to defeat her
As his forefathers weren't able to

So with a quick slash
He rendered the demon slain
The ancestors applauded him
But then he disappeared

Far over the forest
In the dungeons deep
We must today
At the start of sleep
Conclude the story of old