A friend challenged me to write a sea shanty with a Middle Earth theme, so here goes:
Boromir’s Last Shanty
To the tune of ‘The Last Shanty’ by Tom Lewis
Verse 1
Well, me father often told me when I was just a lad,
One day I’d be the finest leader Gondor ever had.
But here within the Fellowship, my captaincy’s in doubt,
Some would-be king of Gondor keeps on ord’rin’ me about!
Chorus
Well, it’s Boromir, stop, and Boromir, nay,
Return the Ring to Frodo and don’t fondle it that way.
It’s not as if I’m plotting to betray the company,
All I want’s to use the Ring to set my people free!
Verse 2
First, me brother Faramir, had dreams of prophecy.
Our dad said he was crazy, ‘til the same dream came to me.
As the eldest and the fav’rite, he sent me out to find,
An answer to the riddles, a’weighin’ on his mind.
Chorus
Well, it’s Boromir, stop, and Boromir, nay,
Return the Ring to Frodo and don’t fondle it that way.
It’s not as if I’m plotting to betray the company,
All I want’s to use the Ring to set my people free!
Verse 3
At Lord Elrond’s council, I learned about the Ring.
Signed up for a mission to destroy the cursed thing.
Can’t say I like our chances, I doubt we’ll make it far,
With blizzards, wargs, and watchers, and the loss of our Istar.
Chorus
Well, it’s Boromir, stop, and Boromir, nay,
Return the Ring to Frodo and don’t fondle it that way.
It’s not as if I’m plotting to betray the company,
All I want’s to use the Ring to set my people free!
Verse 4
Well, Mister Perfect Ranger, won’t heed my sound advice,
Won’t bring the ring to Gondor, even though I asked him nice.
In one foolish moment, tried to claim it for me own,
Now pierced by orcish arrows, I’ll die here far from home.
Chorus
Well, it’s Boromir, stop, and Boromir, nay,
Return the Ring to Frodo and don’t fondle it that way.
It’s not as if I’m plotting to betray the company,
All I want’s to use the Ring to set my people free!
Final Chorus (Reprise)
Well, it’s Boromir, stop, and Boromir, nay,
Return the Ring to Frodo and don’t fondle it that way.
It’s not like I was planning to become the next Dark Lord!
Just wanted to save Gondor, the realm that I adored.
