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This was found in the dusty archives of a Memphis recording
studio, dated 1957...
Way down in a valley off in middle earth
In a cozy hobbit hole buried in the dirt
Little Frodo Baggins had a quiet room
Little did he care he had the ring of doom
Gandalf said "Frodo take the ring and go
And throw that evil ring in a volcano"
Chorus:
Now go, go Frodo, go
…
Frodo be good!
Frodo and his buddy Sam hit the road
Dangled on a chain was the heavy load
They were chased by ring-wraiths cross the stream and
field
'Till a little magic forced them to yield
A council of heroes in an Elvish room
Forged a fellowship to go to Mount Doom
(Chorus)
The fellowship went through an awful time
They quarreled with each other and they drank some wine
They got tangled up in trees and they battled orcs
And the goblins in the mine made them look like dorks
But when everything seemed lost then the only thing
That could save them from death was The Return of the
King.
(Chorus)
Well Frodo and Sam finally did their thing
They got to mount Doom and dumped that ring
They got rid of Gollum at the same time
And now they're back home and they're feeling fine
Now they are the biggest heroes in the land
Even though Frodo has a truncated hand
(Chorus)
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A note attached to the tape said:
"Chuck Baby, love the hook, but the lyrics, what are
you trying to say? Are you reading books again? Stop
hanging out with those beatnicks and smoking reefer!