The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are
And the Old Ones shall be
From the dark stars they came ere man was born
Unseen and loathsome they descended to primal earth

Beneath the oceans they brooded while ages past
Till seas gave up the land, whereupon they swarmed forth in
Their multitudes and darkness ruled the earth
What man knoweth Kadath? Path of Alpha gleams at us

Dho-hna delivered the formula
Zazas zazas Nasatanada
Ohodos scies Ia Fyaan Ia o Tsatthoggua!

Their praises beneath the peaks of ancient Throk
They have walked the Earth
And they have walked admidst the stars
Ever awaite the time of their return