tune: Bobby McGee
Walking down the dusty road
Bound for Rivendell
I have the feeling
We are not alone
Shadows seem to follow me
Cluster in the dark
Our Ranger is taking us
Through land as bare as bone
I pull my cloak closer
And walk into the wind
I'm thinking that this trip
Is a real pain
Pippin's telling Knock-knock jokes
Merry's drinking wine
And Samwise is saying
He thinks it looks like rain
Feeling good was easier then;
The Shire was my whole world
Nothing seemed important
To me then
Feeling good was easy when
We had nothing much to gain,
And now I go to seek a way
to lose...
To lose a treasure that
I did not choose
Through the Moria mithril mines
To the Golden Wood we've walked
Persued by orcs and
Someone with bare feet
We lost the Wizard to
The Bane of Durin's folk
And it's looking more
Than just a little bleak
Strider is trying hard
It's really not his fault
He's got to go to Gondor
And be King
Boromir is stalking me and
Legolas is fighing with Gimli
I wish I'd never heard of
this darn Ring!
Feeling good would be easier
If it wasn't so heavy
Sam, he's doing
everything he can
To help me on my way
And finish up this job.
I think we're toast,
but I won't let him know
It's better if he doesn't
Know how far there is yet to go
tune: Lonely People, by America
(Loth brings out her battered harp)
This is for all the simple people
living in Gondor and the Shire:
Frodo's gone,
He's just an innocent halfling pawn, who
must throw the Ring into the Fire.
This is for all the rustic Hobbits
safe and snug in houses and hole;
Frodo cares
So much that he goes where no one dares to
though it will cost him life and soul.
Yes... he's gone away
May be back some day
May the Valar guide him home!
This is for all the folk in Gondor
thinking that Hobbits are too weak
Horns that blow
and armour bright; It's so fine a show, but
It makes it mighty hard to sneak.
Yes... he found the way
But he will not stay
His grey ship waits on the foam.
tune: The Boxer, Simon and Garfunkle
I am just a hobbit
Not what you'd consider 'bold'
I am known for my resistance
To a certain evil token that makes loyal friends
Take dangerous quests
Still this hobbit bears what he has to bear
Tho he longs to sit and rest
mmMmmmmm....
When I left my home at Bag End
I was only fifty-one
In the company of my friends
Through the quiet trees and greenways, running scared
Laying low, seeking out the unused pathways
Where the ragged Rangers go
Looking for the places only they would know
Lie la lie ... Seeking to reach Rivendell
Running from the Wraiths
But I get further
Than the burned-out ring of Amon Sul, they waylay me
I do declare, there were times when I was so afraid
I was going to die there
mmMmmmmmmm... Lie la lie ...
Then I'm laying here in Imladris
And thinking I am home...
I'm not home
I've been dreaming that the task was done
The Ring undone... going home In the clearing stands a Hobbit
And a gardner by his side
And he carries the reminders
Of the very blow that layed him down
And cut his skin and poisoned him
Hold your breath to hear him say:
"I will take it, I will take it
But I do not know the way."
mmMmmmmmmmm....
Lie la lie ...
tune: Turn the Page, by Eric Clapton
On a long and lonesome greenway east of Imladris
I can hear Peregrin moanin' about all the meals he's missed
I can think about the Shire or the dark road that lies ahead
But my thoughts soon turned to wandering over all the things I knew
When I'm walkin' on for hours and there's nothin' much to do
And I don't feel much like walkin', I just wish the trip was through
Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Led by a Mage
Here I go
Bearin' the Ring again
There I go
Turn the page
Well, we walk into the Dwarrowdelf, there are sounds only I can hear
And we feel the eyes upon us as we stand shakin' with fear
We pretend it doesn't bother us but the terror is so near
Most times I can't feel the Ring, It makes Itself known
It hangs round my neck now, heavy as a stone
It whispers of the Darkness and eats my dreams of home
Here I am
In the dark again
There I am
Walkin' into a cage
Here I go
Endangering my friends again
There I go
Turn the page
When I see that spear a-coming, I wish I were a million miles away
I use every ounce of energy just trying to get away
But the Cave Troll is too quick, this just is not my day!
Laying on my face, my mind is fading to black
The others have seen me fall, they redouble their attack
I think I will just lie here and take a little nap...
Here I am
On my back again
There I am
A victim of rage
Here I go
Using the first aid kit again
There I go
Turn the page
Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Ending the Age
Here I go
Holding the Star again
There I go
There I go... fade to grey.....
tune: For Emily, wherever I may find her, by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
What I dream I had, dressed in elven-grey
Clothed in velvet vest of smoky Burgundy
Softer than the rain
I wandered empty lands, from Bree to the Troll-fells
I heard the sound of bells, laughter of the merry
Elves
In Imladris
And when I reached the House, my cheeks flushed with
the night
I walked on frosted fields of juniper and star-light
I reached out my hand...
And when I awoke I felt both safe and warm
I touched my tender wound and wondered how I was
harmed
I don't recall...
Oh, Gandalf, what is the time?
tune: MICHAEL - 12/10/1961 The Highwaymen
Frodo rowed the boat ashore, O Elbereth
He couldn't put it off no more, O Elbereth
Samwise wished for the drier ground, O Elbereth
Glad his master didn't let him drown'd, O Elbereth
"Confounded nuisence," Frodo said, slightly terse, O Elbereth
"Sam, I'm glad your here, for better or worse" , O Elbereth
Tol Brandir guards the golden falls, O Elbereth
Rauros utters an endless call, O Elbereth
The Fellowship's broken beyond repair, O Elbereth
Frodo fights against despair, O Elbereth
The river is deep and the river is wide, O Elbereth
Orcs patrol the Eastern side, O Elbereth
Frodo goes to fulfill the Quest, O Elbereth
Hoping someday to find his rest, O Elbereth
tune: Part Of Your World, lil' mermaid soundtrack
Frodo sings:
Look at this Ring
Isn't it neat?
Why doesn't it melt in the furnace's heat?
What makes you think I'm the one
The one who must bear the ring?
Look at my face
Reflecting the gold
How many wonders can one Hobbit be told?
Looking at me here you think
Sure, he's got everything
I've got maps and memoirs a-plenty
I've got weskits and wizards galore
You want me to go where?
Bree is twenty
Leagues from here
No big deal
I'm out the door...
I wanna go where the Eldar are
I wanna know, wanna know their stories
Sailing away on those - what do you call 'em?
Oh - ships!
Sitting in the Shire, you don't get too far
You have to go out, to seek Adventure
Strolling through the wild, maybe I will find
Bilbo!
Out with my friends armed with a knife
Out were we'll fight for our very life
Force me to roam, I cannot stay home
This is my fate
What would I give if I could live out my years here?
What would I pay to remain a simple hobbit?
Bet'cha these folks will never understand
That they don't ever know their danger
Can't let Mordor come to this door
Ready to go
I'm ready to know what my uncle knows
I will follow his step and maybe get some answers
What is the Eye and why does it search at me and
Burn?
Always I'll yearn
When will I learn, learn to refuse this thing I don't choose
I hear the sea
Wish I could free
Myself from this fate
Sung to the tune of Davy Crockett
Frodoooo, Frodo Baggins, Ringbearer of the Shire.
Born in the Shire to the west of Bree,
Greenest place in the land of the free
Raised in the woods, so's he know ev'ry tree
Swiped him a 'shroom when he was only three
Frodoooo, Frodo Baggins, Ringbearer of the Shire.
Innocent and cheerful down to his core
Till Uncle Bilbo left him that Ring fer shore
While he was handling this risky chore
Made himself a legend forevermore
Frodoooo, Frodo Baggins, Ringbearer of the Shire
Went off to Rivendell and served a spell
Fixing up the Council and elves as well
Took, Gamgee, Brandybuck, so I hear tell
They went with him, and some others as well
Frodoooo, Frodo Baggins, Ringbearer of the Shire.
He give his word and he give his hand
That Ring he would carry right out o' the land
The rest of his like he took the stand
That justice was due every hobbit and man
Frodoooo, Frodo Baggins, Ringbearer of the Shire.
When he came to Doom, his travelin' past
The Western Alliance was bein' trashed
But he picked up his feet and the Ring he flashed
He lit out grinnin' to follow the ash
Frodoooo, Frodo Baggins, Ringbearer of the Shire.
Had a hard time up on that ashy hill
Sam and Gollum both were a-followin' still
He couldn't quite do it, the Ring to kill
Got his finger bit off - kinda makes you ill
Frodoooo, Frodo Baggins, Ringbearer of the Shire.
He heard of the fading and the elves and so
Back to the Havens he just had to go
Fightin' for his peace was a difficult row
So, resting at last, he leaned across the bow.
Frodoooo, Frodo Baggins, Ringbearer of the Shire.
(to the tune of "Dixie")
Oh, once in the fields of a farmer hobbit,
Frodo, he knew how to rob it -
Just a lad, but he had,
Quite a taste for that treat!
Chorus:
He's hungry for some mushrooms,
He was! He was!
And Farmer Maggot had the best,
The finest 'shrooms in Shirelands.
Away, away,
He needs to run much faster!
Away, away,
Run away! Here he comes!
Oh that Maggot knew how to make him stop,
Caught young Frodo with his crop -
Told his dogs, they could eat,
Baggins up - every drop!
Years later, grown Frodo did quake and shake,
For Pip had them Maggot's wat to take.
Run away! Here he comes,
With his dogs! How they bark!
Oh, he wished he were safe with Farmer Cotton,
Farmer Maggot's not forgotton.
Run away! Run away!
Here he comes with his dogs!
But Maggot, he runs a fine old farm,
Took them in and kept them warm.
Wagon ride, by his side,
And at need -- quite a friend. to take.
Run away! Here he comes,
With his dogs! How they bark!
Oh, he wished he were safe with Farmer Cotton,
Farmer Maggot's not forgotton.
Run away! Run away!
Here he comes with his dogs!
But Maggot, he runs a fine old farm,
Took them in and kept them warm.
Wagon ride, by his side,
And at need -- quite a friend.
Hang on Frodo
(Sloopy)
Hang on Frodo, Frodo hang on
Hang on Frodo, Frodo hang on
Frodos going to a very bad part of town
Everbody yeah, tries to knock poor Frodo down
Frodo I don't care, whats come over you
Cuz you know Frodo yeah, I'm in love with you
And so I say now
Hang on Frodo, Frodo hang on
Hang on Frodo, Frodo hang on
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Frodo let your ring down yeah
Let it fall down for me
Frodo let your ring down yeah
Let it fall down for me
Come on Frodo (come on come on)
Come on Frodo (come on come on)
well Come on Frodo (come on come on)
well Come on Frodo (come on come on)
The Ring's on the Table
Cats in a Cradle by Cat Stevens
Frodo arrived just the other day,
came to my world from down Brandybuck way,
But there were Gandalf to catch
and Dwarves to pay, he learned about the elves while I was away
He was talking before I knew it
and as he grew
he said I'm going to be like you Cuz,
you know I'm going to be like you.
And the Ring is on the table,
and the silver moon,
Little Eyes Blue,
and "the road goes on" tune,
When you coming home cuz, I don't know when
We'll get together then, lad, you know we'll have a good time then.
The lad turned of age just the other day,
Said thanks for the ring, please don't go away
Will you teach me its use,
I said not today,
I've got a lot to do, he said that's ok
And he walked away and he smiled and he said
You know I'm going to be like you, Cuz,
You know I'm going to be like you.
And the Ring is on the table,
and the silver moon,
Little Eyes Blue,
and "the road goes on" tune,
When you coming home cuz, I don't know when
We'll get together then, lad, you know we'll have a good time then.
He Came to Rivendell just the other day,
so much like me, I just had to say,
I'm proud of you, won't you sit for a while
He shook his head and said without a smile,
What I'm feeling like, Cuz, is to toss away this ring's tease
See you later, can I go now please.
And the Ring is in the fire,
and the silver moon,
Little Eyes Blue,
and "the road goes on" tune,
When you coming home lad, I don't know when
We'll get together then, Cuz, you know we'll have a good time then.
I've long since retired and we'll both sail away
I called him to me the other day
I need to leave you, if you don't mind
He said I'd love to go, do you think the greats would mind
You see the new pain's a hassle and I always feel so blue
And I sure miss talking to you Cuz,
And I sure miss talking to you
And as I hung up my cloak it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me,
my boy was just like me.
And the Ring is in the fire,
and the silver moon,
Little Eyes Blue,
and "the road goes on" tune,
When we coming home cuz, I don't know when
We'll get together then, lad,
you know we'll have a good time then.
You know we'll have a good time then.
Carry That Weight
Carry That Weight (Lennon/McCartney)
Frodo, you gotta carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time
Frodo, you gotta carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time.
I never give you my pillow
I only send you my invitation
And in the middle of the celebrations
I break down.
Frodo, you gotta carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time
Frodo, you gotta carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time
Hobbit With A Ring
Tune: Yellow Submarine
In the land where I was born,
lived a hob-bit with a ring,
and he told us of his life,
and how he loved the precious thing;
so we moved to Bag End hill,
where everything is fair and green,
and we live beneath a tree;
in the shi-re where we sing.
We all live near a hobbit with a ring;
a hobbit with a ring, a hobbit with a ring,
We all live near a hobbit with a ring'
a hobbit with a ring, a hobbit with a ring.
And our friends went to Mordor;
Many more of them to Gondor,
And Saruman was heard to say;
Find that little halfling with the ring;
The halfling with the ring, halfling with the ring,
Find that little halfling with the ring,
The halfling with the ring , halfling with the ring.
Now we live a life of ease, a life of ease,
And our friend destroyed the ring, destroyed the ring
In our lands a brand new king, brand new king,
So we hope with us, that you will sing,
We all love the hobbit that had the ring
hobbit that had the ring, hobbit that had the ring,
We all love the hobbit that had the ring,
hobbit that had the ring, hobbit that had the ring
We all love the hobbit that had the ring
hobbit that had the ring, hobbit that had the ring
Oh Frightful Night
tune: O Holy Night
Oh frightful night
The terror is arising
They come near
Their screeching you here
Long and High pitched
We cower at their presence
There is a fear
Never felt before
A flying fear
Remembrance of an evil
They come back now
to torment once again
Fall on your knees
Oh tremble beneath their darkness
Their steeds fly o'rhead
Did not find what they still seek
Oh terror and darkness
Fly on to Mordor now
The Pain of steel
Comes back to Frodo's shoulder
Though terror be
In Rohan now
Stumbles to the ground
Clutching at the ring
Heavy it becomes
Darkness does increase
A flying fear
Remembrance of an evil
They come back now
To torment once again
Fall on your knees
Oh Sam protect your master
The pain destroys
Any hope of going on
Sam shelters his master
This ring, much hurt it brings
Now it has passed
The terror of evil
But soon it shall fly over again
Shaking with fear
Frodo doesn’t hear
Samwise calling out to his name
The Eye it burns his mind
To put the ring on
Black Speech it fills his mind as Sam calls him
"Up on your feet, sir!
They've past! we must go on!"
He helps him up
Frodo sways and Sam holds on
New courage and hope allows them to carry on........
Tune: "Always" by Saliva
I hear, a voice say "Precious" all the time
It's telling me all these things, that Power could be mine
Is It, my one and only desire
Is It the reason I breathe, or Is It the reason I cry
Always... always... always... always... always... always...
I just can't live without you
I love you, I hate you, I can't live without you
I breathe you, I taste you, I can’t get around you
I just can't take anymore, of such a little thing
So precious yet it destroys, do I want to let it go?
I feel, so thin is it because of this thing?
I guess I'll pack up my things, Leave for Rivendell
This thing, you made me leave it behind
As I walk out my door, all I can hear is the sound of
Always... always... always... always... always... always...
I just can't live without you
I love you, I hate you, I can't live without you
I breathe you, I taste you, I can’t get around you
I just can't take anymore, of such a little thing
so Precious yet it destroys, but now I had to let go
I thought it was just a Ring
but now its mine, I won't give it up
Always... always... always... always...
I see, why my uncle kept it, in his hands
So bright and beautiful, its all mine
will it, break my will, or my mind
Make me turn on my friends, even beloved Sam
I love you, I hate you, I can’t live without you
I breathe you, I taste you, I can't get around you
I just can't take anymore, of such a little thing
But now we're here I want it! won't give it up.
I love you, I'll help you, you can live without it
I see you, your pain, We're here so throw it in!
I just can't take anymore, of such a little thing
destroy it now, it is destroying you
Always... always... always...
"Frodo's Heart"
(aka Lazarus Heart apologies to Sting and J.R.R.T.)
*from Sam's viewpoint*
He looked beneath his shirt today
There was a wound in his flesh so deep and wide
From the wound his courage grew
From somewhere deep inside
He turned around to face his best friend
To show me the wound in his breast that burned like a
brand
The sword that cut him open
Was the sword in the nazgul's hand
Every day another miracle
Only death will tear us apart
To sacrifice my life for his
I'd be the blood of Frodo's heart
The blood of Frodo's heart
His love was his protection
Friendship itself would give him power
The power to remake himself
At the time of his darkest hour
She said the visiions would give him courage and pain
The kind of pain that you can't hide
From the visons his resolve grew
From somewhere deep inside
Every day another miracle
Only death will keep us apart
To sacrifice my life for his
I'd be the blood of Frodo's heart
The blood of Frodo's heart
Uruks at the door of my Gaffer's house
I've not there to chase them away
Uruks on the roof of my Gaffer's house
Will I go home someday
Nazgul fly o'er the marshes, a sting from Shelob hurts
more
Where does he get the strength to fight them anymore
He throws his small body as a shield against the pain
Lifts his eyes to the sky like a flower to the rain
Every day another miracle
Only death will keep us apart
To sacrifice my life for his
I'd be the blood of Frodo's heart
The blood of Frodo's heart
Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley (apologies to Leonard Cohen who wrote it, Buckley who sang the version I have, and J.R.R.T.)
Grace (1994)
I heard there was a secret ring
That pleased the Dark Lord and his underlings
But you don't really care for that gold, do you
Well it goes like this the seven, the three
The nine fall into eternity
One baffled hobbit to bear it, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ....
Well you were strong but it wore you down
The wraiths, orcs, and spiders abound
Its beauty in the moonlight overthrew you
It tugged at you but you brought it there
It broke your will in the fiery air
Gollum took it into the fire, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah .... .
Samwise I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
I say to the shelves and books, "I knew you."
I've seen the king on a marble arch
But love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ....
Well now it's time I let you know
That I am wounded, so I must go
I'd have failed alone. I think you know that, do you?
But remember when you said to me
There's still good in this world to see
And every step we took was hallelujah
Well, maybe there's Eru above
But I've lost everything I thought to love
You will keep the Shire for me, won't you?
It's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ....
Me & Sammy Gamgee (aka Me & Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin)
Busted flat on Mt. Doom, waiting for a bird
And I’m feeling nearly as ragged as my clothes
Sammy thumbed an eagle down just before fire rained,
It flew us all the way to the king.
I pulled my gold ring out my dirty velvet pocket,
I was feeling weak and claimed it for myself
Gollum's teeth snapped on time, that gold ring wasn't mine,
We laid down to wait our firey end through.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing don’t mean nothing honey if it ain’t free, now now.
And bearing it was easy, Lord, but now I got the blues,
You know losing it was hard enough for me,
I'd be dead but for the bird and Sammy Gamgee.
From the Hobbiton sunshine to Mordor's eternal dark,
Hey, Sammy shared the secrets of my soul.
Through all kinds of weather, through everything that we done,
Hey Sammy Gamgee kept me from the cold.
One day thanks to Shelob, Lord, I nearly slipped away,
He went looking for me and didn't he just find me,
But I’d trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday
To be smoking pipes with Sammy by the fire.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing, that’s all that gold ring left me, yeah,
But feeling good was easy, Lord, when Sammy cheered my blues,
Hey, losing it was hard enough for me
I'd be dead but for the bird and Sammy Gamgee.
La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la
La la la la la Sammy Gamgee
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la, Sammy Gamgee, la.
La La la, la la la la la la,
La La la la la la la la la, hey now Bobby now Sammy Gamgee yeah.
Na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na na na
Hey now Sammy now, Sammy Gamgee.
Lord, I’m calling my best friend, calling my Sam,
I said I’m calling my best friend just the best I can,
C’mon, where is Sammy now, where is Sammy Gamgee, yeah,
Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord
Hey, hey, hey, Sammy Gamgee, Lord!
Yeah! Whew!
Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord
Hey, hey, hey, Sammy Gamgee.
Ringshadow
(aka Moonshadow-apologies to Cat Stevens and JRRT-for Frodo in Cirith Ungol)
Oh, I'm bein' followed by a ringshadow, ringshadow, ringshadow
hiding and running from a ringshadow, ringshadow, ringshadow
And if I ever lose my mind, lose my innocence, lose my life,
Oh if I ever lose my life, Oh if.... I won't feel the pain no more.
And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry,
Yes if I ever lose my eyes, Oh if.... I won't have to cry no more.
And if I ever lose my legs, I won't moan, and I won't beg,
Yes if I ever lose my legs, Oh if.... I won't have to walk no more.
And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south,
Yes if I ever lose my mouth, Oh if.... I won't have to talk...
Did it take long to find me? I asked my faithful Sam.
Did it take long to find me? And are you gonna help me fight?
I'm Tired Sammy Boy
(aka I'm Tired Joey Boy by Van Morrison, changes by me)
I'm tired Sammy Boy
While your courage you keep
My life is so troubled
Now I can't go to sleep
I would walk myself out
But the streets are so dark
I shall wait till the morning
And walk in the park
This life is so simple when
One is at home
And I never complained
When the the quest must be won
Oh I'm tired Sammy Boy of the makings of men
I would like to be cheerful again
The golden one took me
And rode me too far and
Valinor may bring me to healing once more
Sit down by the river
And watch the stream flow
Recall all the dreams
That you once used to know
The things you've forgotten
That took you away
To pastures not greener but meaner
Love of the simple is all that I need
I've no time for schism or lovers of greed
Go up to the mountain, go up to the glen
When silence will touch you
And heartbreak will mend.
