Gather round, sit down
and hear our story,
Gather round, sit down
and hear our tale!
Gather round, sit down and
hear of monsters,
Grendel and her mother too,
Gather round, sit down and hear of
fighting, drama and a moral too.
Gather round, sit down
and hear our story,
Gather round, sit down
and hear our tale!

In the darkest ages of our land
When heroes rarely came along,
Men were weak and few could stand
Against the Dark which grew so strong
That monsters stalked into our homes,
And many great kings were overthrown.
But fortunately for all concerned
I was born, a man so brave
That I the name of hero earned
By sending evil creatures to their grave.
Right amidst the battle's storm
I was like a hurricane being born.
Two monsters foul were killed by me
That our people might
have peace at last,
And I always wanted to make it three,
But since then fifty years have passed,
And I, Beowulf have become your king:
A good excuse to celebrate and sing.