It was many years ago, by the sounding sea There lived a maiden known as Annabel Lee And she fell in love with the mariner What he said lingers in her memory She heard him say Long ago in the kingdom by the sounding sea For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful, beautiful Annabel Lee And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful, beautiful Annabel Lee And the Chosen One sailed away on the sounding sea Leaving behind the Darling Annabel Lee Every night I sing his words before the sea For I am what is left from Annabel Annabel Lee Long ago in the kingdom by the sounding sea For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful, beautiful Annabel Lee And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful, beautiful Annabel Lee And so at the night tide I lie down by the sea Where my Darling, my Darling set my soul aside In my sepulchre there by the sea In my tomb by the sounding sea