The sound of hooves beats 'cross the glade! (Good folk, lock up your son and daughter!) Beware the quickly flashing blade! (Unless you want to end up shorter...)
-refrain- Black Adder! Black Adder! He rides a pitch black steed! Black Adder! Black Adder! He's very bad, indeed...
Black – his clothes of finest mole! Black – his codpiece made of metal! His horse is blacker than a hole! His pot is blacker than his kettle!
-refrain- Black Adder! Black Adder! With many a cunning plan! Black Adder! Black Adder! You horrid little man...