Yuki Onna

Deep in the frosty peaks
I and my companions seek
In the land of the rising sun
The safety of a smoky Baru
At dusk when the day is done

Drop our packs, a round of drinks
There in the dark an old man sits
Shadowed corner we find our seats
Alone and silent passes the night
Then at last he finally speaks

"Years ago she found us
Floated through the togee soundless
One winter's day" his tale begins
Seeks the tired and weak in the snow
Try to fight she always wins

Snow woman of the mountain
Her victims can't be counted
Unearthly beauty hides pure evil
Frozen death awaits, no man her equal
Eyes that strike terror into your soul
Tells the tale of the Yuki Onna

Emerged from the flurries
No more pain no more worries
Lured us in with her siren song
One by one our party is taken
Don't tread where you don't belong

Scattered on the high trail
As the wind becomes a gale
Hide, get away our only thought
We were easy pickings in the blizzard
Oh, the horror that woman wrought

Daybreak and I'm alone
Why I was spared I'll never know
The whole company dead and gone
My friends abandoned in icy graves
Somehow I learned to carry on

Snow woman of the mountain
Her victims can't be counted
Unearthly beauty hides pure evil
Frozen death awaits, no man her equal
Eyes that strike terror into your soul
Tells the tale of the Yuki Onna

Transfixed by the old man's tale
We all sit in silence and finish our ale
Afraid now but a little wiser
We heed the warning of our old advisor
Morning comes and we head home
Into the Queen of Death's realm we won't roam

Snow woman of the mountain
Her victims can't be counted
Unearthly beauty hides pure evil
Frozen death awaits, no man her equal
Eyes that strike terror into your soul
Tells the tale of the Yuki Onna