After supper, Tom explains why he was down by Old Man Willow: Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow.Ħ. While Tom is taking care of the ponies, he sings: Now let the song begin! Let us sing together! Of sun, stars, moon and mist, rain and cloudy weather, Light on the budding leaf, dew on the feather, Wind on the open hill, bells on the heather, Reeds by the shady pool, lilies on the water: Old Tom Bombadil and the River-daughter!ĥ. Now let the fun begin! Let us sing together!Ĥ. Hey! Come derry dol! Hop along, my hearties! Hobbits! Ponies all! We are fond of parties. Once the hobbits can see the house, they hear: Hey now! merry dol! We'll be waiting for you!ģ. Fear no alder black! Heed no hoary willow! Fear neither root nor bough! Tom goes on before you. When the night-shadows fall, then the door will open, Out of the window-panes light will twinkle yellow. Down west sinks the Sun: soon you will be groping. Hop along, my little friends, up the Withywindle! Tom's going on ahead candles for to kindle. After Tom has freed Merry and Pippin, he goes on ahead to his house, outdistancing the hobbits. Hey! Come derry dol! Can you hear me singing?Ģ. Tom's going home again water-lilies bringing. Can you hear him singing? Hey! Come merry dol! derry dol! and merry-o! Goldberry, Goldberry, merry yellow berry-o! Poor old Willow-man, you tuck your roots away! Tom's in a hurry now. Old Tom Bombadil water-lilies bringing Comes hopping home again. Down along under Hill, shining in the sunlight, Waiting on the doorstep for the cold starlight, There my pretty lady is, River-woman's daughter, Slender as the willow-wand, clearer than the water. Hey! Come merry dol! derry dol! My darling! Light goes the weather-wind and the feathered starling. The hobbits then hear a string of apparently nonsense-words followed by: Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! hop along! Fal lal the willow! Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!ġ. The first part is what Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee hear while Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took are stuck in Old Man Willow in the Old Forest: Tom Bombadil's Songs are in the index of The Lord of the Rings, all listed as one continuous song.
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