User blog:Glflegolas/I've been everywhere -- Middle-Earth Edition

Good day folks,

I don't know if you're familiar with the song "I've been everywhere" originally published by Lucky Starr, and subsequently covered by many other artists, among them Hank Snow, Stompin' Tom Connors, and Johnny Cash. Well, who'd have thought that I'd write a version about Middle-Earth? I did, and here's what I came up with:

I was riding along the Great East Road I was carrying a heavy load When along came a Ranger heading to the Angle He said "come here and have a seat" He asked if I'd ever seen a road so long and low in worth And I said "Listen, I've travelled every road in middle-earth"

I've been everywhere man, I've been everywhere Crossed the deserts bare man, breathed the mountain air man Of travel I've had my share man, I've been everywhere.

I've been to East Bight, Rohan, Isengard, Minas Tirith, Angmar, Rivendell, Pelargir, Forodwaith, Eregion, Eastfold, Wellinghall, Hobbitton, Lone-lands, Trollshaws, Wilderland, Lindon Anduin, Fangorn, Lebennin, Gondor Dunland, Ithilien, Swanfleet, Mordor, open up your door,

I've been everywhere man, I've been everywhere Crossed the deserts bare man, breathed the mountain air man Of travel I've had my share man, I've been everywhere.

I've been to Weathertop, High Pass, Mount Doom, Enedwaith, Bree-land, Chetwood, Last Bridge, Minhiriath Coldfells, Shire Woods, Lamedon, Erebor Andrast, Rhudel, Belegaer, Pelennor Helm's Deep, Isengard, Anduin, Mirkwood, Methedras, Umbar, Tolfalas, Chetwood, ain't that good?

I've been everywhere man, I've been everywhere Crossed the deserts bare man, breathed the mountain air man Of travel I've had my share man, I've been everywhere

I've been to Westmarch, Blackroot, Ithilien, Tarnost, Black Gate, Dale-land, Angle-land, Fornost, Argonath, Tarlang, Needlehole, Iron Hills, Emyn Muil, Dargorlad, Gorgoroth, Weather Hills, Nindalf, Misty Mountains, Blue Mountains, Edoras, Cair Andros, Linhir, Rauros, Anfalas, what's the fuss?

I've been everywhere man, I've been everywhere Crossed the deserts bare man, breathed the mountain air man Of travel I've had my share man, I've been everywhere

I've been to Angren, Bruinen, Woodland Realm, Harondor, White Mountains, White Downs, Umbar, Eriador, Belfalas, Lossernach, Entwash, Dorwinion, Mumakaah, Pixan Kaah, Harad-Horn, Aldburg, Grimslade, Calenhad, Arnorien, Framsburg, Caradhras, Near Harad, Brown Lands, Arnorien, Northern Lands, Goblin-Town, Himling, Lothlorien, see what I mean, men?

I've been everywhere man, I've been everywhere Crossed the deserts bare man, breathed the mountain air man Of travel I've had my share man, Ranger: I know some place you haven't been! I've been everywhere

If anyone can make these lyrics rhyme a little better, please tell me, as I'm not especially good at that. I literally wrote this in an hour. The fact that something like this can be written in the first place just shows how deep Tolkien's lore went in the first place.

Glflegolas (admin) Send a Messenger  15:50, February 11, 2018 (UTC)