I wrote most of this, but some verses are by Ken Walton and some by Graydon Saunders. It goes to the tune of “The animals went in two by two” or “The ants went marching”.
There’ll be a rain of ice and fire, hurrah, hurrah,
There’ll be a rain of ice and fire, hurrah, hurrah,
There’ll be a rain of ice and fire,
As Loki gets his long desire,
And we’ll all go into the dark, whether we like it or not.
All over Midgard men will fight, hurrah, hurrah,
All over Midgard men will fight, hurrah, hurrah,
All over Midgard men will fight,
And Fimbulwinter’s cold will bite.
And we’ll all go into the dark, whether we like it or not.
The warhost of the giants sails, hurrah, hurrah,
The warhost of the giants sails, hurrah, hurrah,
The warhost of the giants sails
Their ship is wrought of dead men’s nails.
And we’ll all go into the dark, whether we like it or not.
Heimdall’s horn resounding cries, hurrah, hurrah,
Heimdall’s horn resounding cries, hurrah, hurrah,
Heimdall’s horn resounding cries
Warning that the world dies!
And we’ll all go into the dark, whether we like it or not.
And Ymir’s spawn will hunt the plain, hurrah, hurrah,
And Ymir’s spawn will hunt the plain, hurrah, hurrah,
And Ymir’s spawn will hunt the plain,
And Skoll will bite the sun again.
And we’ll all go into the dark, whether we like it or not.
Then down the Rainbow Bridge they’ll stride, hurrah, hurrah,
Then down the Rainbow Bridge they’ll stride, hurrah, hurrah,
Then down the Rainbow Bridge they’ll stride,
The Aesir in their strength and pride.
And we’ll all go into the dark, whether we like it or not.
The Fenris Wolf will eat us all, hurrah, hurrah,
The Fenris Wolf will eat us all, hurrah, hurrah,
The Fenris Wolf will eat us all,
And down the Bifrost Bridge will fall.
And we’ll all go into the dark, whether we like it or not.
Nidhoggr forth from Hel will fly, hurrah, hurrah,
Nidhoggr forth form Hel will fly, hurrah, hurrah,
Nidhoggr forth from Hel will fly
To eat our corpses by and by
And we’ll all go into the dark, whether we like it or not.
And Niflheim will burn and snap, hurrah, hurrah,
And Niflheim will burn and snap, hurrah, hurrah,
And Niflheim will burn and snap,
We’ll fall into Ginnungagap.
And we’ll all go into the dark, whether we like it or not.
There’ll be a rain of fire and ice, hurrah, hurrah,
There’ll be a rain of fire and ice, hurrah, hurrah,
There’ll be a rain of fire and ice,
It really won’t be very nice.
And we’ll all go into the dark, whether we like it or not.
1995, Lancaster.
