Chorus 1:

Cmaj7       Am    F          G   G7
 Aah, ya ya yi-ya, la, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Cmaj7       Am    F          G   G7
 Aah, ya ya yi-ya, la, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.

Verse 1:

C              Am            F                 G
 Catblack, the wizard's hat, spun in lore from Dagamoor.
    C                 Am                F                    G
The skull of jade was pearl inlaid, the silks, skin spun, re-pelled the Sun.
  C                 Am            F                      G
A tusk of boar with dwarfish awe, sobs on the door where stood before;

  C                 Am                F              G
A mountain man with sky-blue teeth, u-pon his head a python's wreath.
  C                   Am
A deer he slew in the dawning's dew,
    F                  G               (Cmaj7)
Her heart was a dagger for a murderer's brew.

Chorus 2:

Cmaj7       Am    F          G   G7
 Aah, ya ya yi-ya, la, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Cmaj7       Am    F          G   G7
 Aah, ya ya yi-ya, la, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.

Verse 2:

  C                      Am
A black toad of jet on a sill cast in brass,
    F                              G
Por-trayed for his sight mysteries of the past.
  C                            Am
A yellow orphan dancer rich in Nature's costly gold,
F                       G
 Wept for the jailer of time to bless her old.

        C                                   Am
But his kiss, he held and shadowed, for the spell of nights are strong,
    F                                 G             (Cmaj7)
And spiralled like a whirlwind in the childhood of a song.

Chorus 3:

Cmaj7       Am    F          G   G7
 Aah, ya ya yi-ya, la, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Cmaj7       Am    F          G   G7
 Aah, ya ya yi-ya, la, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.

Verse 3:

C              Am
 Catblack, the wizard's back,
F                      G
 Daubed in doom in his tounge tombed room.
C                       Am
 We of the wind must re-joice and speak,
    F                       G              (Cmaj7)
And kiss all our starbrowed brothers on the cheek.

Chorus 4:

(with Scatting):

Cmaj7       Am    F          G   G7
 Aah, ya ya yi-ya, la, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Cmaj7       Am    F          G   G7
 Aah, ya ya yi-ya, la, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.