the raven

the clock struck midnight

and through my sleeping

i heard a tapping at my door

i looked but nothing lay in the darkness

and so i turned inside once more

to my amazement

there stood a raven

whose shadow hung above my door

then through the silence

it spoke the one word

that i shall hear for evermore

nevermore

thus quoth the raven

nevermore

and still the raven remains in my room

no matter how much i implore

no words can soothe him

no prayer remove him

and i must hear for evermore

quoth the raven

nevermore

nevermore

thus quoth the raven

nevermore