[Verse 1]
Awake ye scary Great Olde Ones, let everything dismay
Remember Great Cthulhu shall rise up from R'lyeh
To kill us all with tentacles if we should go his way

[Chorus]
Oh, tidings of madness and woe
Madness and woe
Oh, tidings of madness and woe

[Verse 2]
In Yuggoth and in Aldebaran the Great Olde Ones were spawned
Imprisoned by the Elder Gods to wait for long aeons
Enticing humans to release them, chanting dreadful songs

[Chorus]
Oh, tidings of madness and woe
Madness and woe
Oh, tidings of madness and woe

[Verse 3]
An Arab said "That is not dead which can eternal lie
And in strange aeons you will find that even death may die."
The Great Olde Ones will rule once more and all will be destroyed!

[Chorus]
Oh, tidings of madness and woe
Madness and woe
Oh, tidings of madness and woe