I danced for Azathoth when the Chaos was all
And the piping of flutes timed my first footfall;
I danced in His horde in that void out of space
'Till Yog-Sothoth unlocked the Gate for all my race.

CHORUS: Dance, Dance; I travel with you still!
And many of your kind carry out my will!
You dance while I dream in my city 'neath the sea,
But I am your lord and you all dance for me!

I danced with the Old Ones on Yuggoth long ago,
But we travelled to Earth with our images in tow;
The Great Trapezohedron shone brightly as we came;
I danced on the earth, and your world learned my name.

I built a mighty city when Antarctica was lush,
And triumphant I danced, and my enemies I crushed;
'Neath the Mountains of Madness my race danced supreme
As the eons passed by and we danced out our dream.

But at last there came a time when we all had to flee
To a black-towered city in the depths of the sea;
H*****, Dagon, and The One With No Name -
Together we've dreamt since that dark hour came.

The crinoids of Antartica did dance to my tune,
And the serpents of Valusia for me did swoon,
Then in sunken Lemuria you humans danced with me;
In Khêm I was honored, and my dreams ranged free.

In Aklo you uttered my praises of old,
And the great Nephren-Ka built me altars of gold;
With Nitokris I danced, and by thousands you came,
And the myths of your world helped preserve my name.

Now I dance in the dreams of the men 'neath my sway,
And in mad Alahazred's book you will find me today;
The Esquimaux of Greenland perform my eldritch rites,
And the sound of my dance rends the dank bayou's nights -

But the ground I love best for my dances macabre
Is up the Miskatonic in the hills of old Hob;
My shadow o'er Arkham and Innsmouth does fall,
And the pen of one man tells the lure of my Call.