Three flowers grew,

Once upon a time.

A cold wind blew,

Once upon a time.

Three flowers faded,

Once upon a time.

A bleak shadow shaded,

Once upon a time.

Three ships sailed,

Long, long ago.

A bitter breeze wailed,

Long, long ago.

Three ships sank,

Long, long ago;

The bottom cold and dank,

Long, long ago.

Three skulls grinned,

Before your time it was.

Their mouths were dark as wind,

Before your time it was.

Bone-white they gleamed,

Before your time it was.

With blood their mouths streamed,

Before your time it was.