...THE BALLAD OF BILBO BAGGINS... by Leonard Nimoy
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*from 'The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy' (1968)*
Intro:
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Verse 1:
In the middle of the earth, in the land of The Shire;
Lives a brave little Hobbit, whom we all admire.
With his long wooden pipe, fuzzy, woolly toes,
(n.) (n.)
He lives in a Hobbit-hole and everybody knows him;
Chorus 1:
Bilbo! (Bilbo!) Bilbo Baggins; he's only three feet tall.
Bilbo! (Bilbo!) Bilbo Baggins; the bravest little Hobbit of them all.
Interlude:
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Verse 2:
Now, Hobbits are peace-lovin' folks, you know,
They don't like to hurry, and they take things slow.
They don't like to travel a-way from home;
They just want to eat, and be left alone.
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Verse 3:
But one day, Bilbo was asked to go,
On a big adventure to the caves below.
To help some Dwarves get back their gold,
That was stolen by a dragon in the days of old.
Chorus 2:
Bilbo! (Bilbo!) Bilbo Baggins; he's only three feet tall.
Bilbo! (Bilbo!) Bilbo Baggins; the bravest little Hobbit of them all.
Break:
Well, he fought with the Goblins, he battled a troll,
He riddled with Gollum; a magic ring he stole.
He was chased by wolves, lost in the forest,
Es-caped in a barrel, from the Elf-King's Halls.
Chorus 3:
Bilbo! (Bilbo!) Bilbo Baggins; the bravest little Hobbit of them all.
Solo:
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Verse 4:
Now he's back in his hole, in the land of The Shire;
That brave little Hobbit, whom we all admire.
Just a-sittin' on a treasure of silver and gold;
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A-puffin' on his pipe, in his Hobbit Hole.
Chorus 4:
Bilbo! (Bilbo!) Bilbo Baggins; he's only three feet tall.
Bilbo! (Bilbo!) Bilbo Baggins; the bravest little Hobbit of them all.
(Repeat to Fade)
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