THE clock struck midnight   And through my sleeping   I heard a tapping at my door   I looked but nothing lay in the darkness   And so I turned inside once more      To my amazement   There stood a raven   Whose shadow hung above my door   Then through the silence   It spoke the one word   That I shall hear for evermore      Nevermore   Thus quoth the raven, nevermore      And still the raven remains in my room   No matter how much I implore   No words can soothe him   No prayer remove him   And I must hear for evermore      Quoth the raven, nevermore   Nevermore   Thus quoth the raven, nevermore