Of Nightmares, Dreams and Fairies - Song 3: The Curse of the Dragon Lady

Phew. I can't seem to reduce or keep the length of the songs xD This is eight stanzas longer - again.

Much more than nice was the boy's day

He played and wrote and painted

All about that Princess Lily

With whom he got acquainted

His Papa, though, was a true mess

With circles around his eyes

Could it be the Dragon Lady

Was in the dreams of both guys

You had a real bad night of sleep

Papa, what'd you dream last night

I dreamt of a Princess Lily

And it was a real delight

I'm glad that you enjoyed your sleep

That you dreamed of a fairy

And not of the Dragon Lady

I did and now I'm weary

The smart boy knew they were the same

But his Papa prob'bly not

The boy called her Princess Lily

So that he would not get caught

Because the father seemed afraid

And he might not like to know

That the dreadful Dragon Lady

Was the boy's friend, but his foe

You mentioned the Dragon Lady

Last night before we both slept

Though I dreamt of Princess Lily

My doubts about her I kept

I promised that I would tell you

And tell you, my boy, I will

About the mean Dragon Lady

It's time to listen, sit still

One night I stopped at a lost inn

Just to rest and get some air

How funny, now, Princess Lily

Was a painting I saw there

So I wound up falling asleep

And I dreamed of desolate woods

And then came the Dragon Lady

Off'ring me delicious foods

What did the Lady talk about

Also tell me 'bout her looks

Did she look like Princess Lily

Or like dragons from the books

She offered a bowl of pottage

Which I took and gladly ate

She called herself Dragon Lady

When I ate she sealed my fate

She said that on turns of seasons

She'd play terrors in my head

Creatures like sweet Princess Lily

Would be but a fleeting fad

Now I am bound to have her come

Turn my dreams into nightmares

Victim of the Dragon Lady

Until her pottage she shares

And I'll tell you about her looks

She was a woman much more

Pretty than your Princess Lily

I'm sure, though I never saw'er

She had a tail and pointy ears

For sprites I think that's the norm

A dragon the Dragon Lady

Then became, that's her true form

Now you should go, it's time to sleep

Once more it's bedtime for you

Go dream of your Princess Lily

Go sleep without much ado

Sure I will, Papa, and I will

Dream of Princess Lily dear

Not about the Dragon Lady

I'll be safe, Papa, don't fear

The boy went fast to bed that night

Ever shut he kept his eyes

Slept to meet with Princess Lily

To hear truths and maybe lies

A cottage in the hidden woods

His dream's setting was the same

At a time the Dragon Lady

In the hidden cottage came

You showed up, my little list'ner

I'm so glad your way you found

Here's a gift from Princess Lily

I swear it's not ev'ly bound

It's a hood that fairies put on

Which hides them collecting teeth

That now I, the Dragon Lady

To you, my darling, bequeath

Thank you, Lady, that's kind of you

It seems you're in a good mood

What happened, sweet Princess Lily

You're not off'ring any food

You're surely happier tonight

As you come to tell your verse

Can it be the Dragon Lady

Has been set free from her curse

I'm afraid that is not the case

I'm as wretched as ever been

Ever since as Princess Lily

I cast a spell with my twin

But I'm happy to find a man

As young and faithful as you

You're safe from the Dragon Lady

'Cause your devotion is true

Now let us sit here in the flames

For me to finish my tale

Take a seat with Princess Lily

You're cold, I can see you're pale

Where I stopped, I still remember

I was just about to tell

How I became Dragon Lady

For casting the freedom spell

There I was with Princess Snowdrop

In my hand I had the rings

The sister of Princess Lily

The forbidden spell she sings

Her voice so shrill and out of tone

Sang of how the seasons changed

How I'd become Dragon Lady

When day and night rearranged

One ring the moon and one the sun

To rid you from all the locks

Of being our Princess Lily

On solstice and equinox

On those four days you'll be a sprite

With power to rule the fire

You will be the Dragon Lady

Only one thing I require

On those four days you'll be a sprite

Free to walk out and about

The one task of Princess Lily

Snowdrop will then carry out

You'll be a beautiful woman

Free to love and work and eat

And while you're the Dragon Lady

Your dreaming men I will great

Very well, it is more than fair

That you get what you demand

Have the job that Princess Lily

Still loves, but leaves on your hand

On those four days of ev'ry year

You can assume my duties

While I as the Dragon Lady

Enjoy the earthly beauties

And then I stopped wearing the rings

Keeping such a secret safe

From the Queen of Princess Lily

Not letting my fingers chafe

She did not know for a long time

That one of her daughters dear

Left home as the Dragon Lady

Four days and nights ev'ry year

Princess Snowdrop, who knew Nature

Created new types of dreams

Not singing like Princess Lily

She had it all in a scheme

She'd paint with colors of the winds

Some animated pictures

Every time the Dragon Lady

Was breaking rules from scriptures

Then Princess Rose rattled on us

Though she keeps her denial

Princess Snowdrop, Princess Lily

Had to face the Fairy Trial

And the Queen hesitate did not

To give me as penalty

Living as the Dragon Lady

Forgetting my specialty

Princess Snowdrop was not guilty

And I pledged in her favor

To replace me, Princess Lily

While bitterness I savor

Now all year 'round but on four days

I must live as a peasant

When I'm not the Dragon Lady

Trapped in a time unpleasant

I live human life as I wished

And on my four nights as sprite

I try to be Princess Lily

Singing dreams, but giving fright

For I have lost my gift of song

To those by my pottage bound

The voice of the Dragon Lady

Is a shrill and dreadful sound

And this is how, my little boy

I left the Fairies' palace

Lost the life of Princess Lily

And lead a life of malice

To save your Papa, boy, bring me

Golden oh, silver zero

To set free the Dragon Lady

Find my rings, be my hero

Author's Note

"The Curse of the Dragon Lady" is an ambiguous term, referring to both victims: the Lady and the Boy's Father