A friend challenged me to write a sea shanty with a Middle Earth theme, so here goes:
Boromirâs Last Shanty
To the tune of âThe Last Shantyâ by Tom Lewis
Verse 1
Well, me father often told me when I was just a lad,
One day Iâd be the finest leader Gondor ever had.
But here within the Fellowship, my captaincyâs in doubt,
Some would-be king of Gondor keeps on ordârinâ me about!
Chorus
Well, itâs Boromir, stop, and Boromir, nay,
Return the Ring to Frodo and donât fondle it that way.
Itâs not as if Iâm plotting to betray the company,
All I wantâs 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, âtil the same dream came to me.
As the eldest and the favârite, he sent me out to find,
An answer to the riddles, aâweighinâ on his mind.
Chorus
Well, itâs Boromir, stop, and Boromir, nay,
Return the Ring to Frodo and donât fondle it that way.
Itâs not as if Iâm plotting to betray the company,
All I wantâs to use the Ring to set my people free!
Verse 3
At Lord Elrondâs council, I learned about the Ring.
Signed up for a mission to destroy the cursed thing.
Canât say I like our chances, I doubt weâll make it far,
With blizzards, wargs, and watchers, and the loss of our Istar.
Chorus
Well, itâs Boromir, stop, and Boromir, nay,
Return the Ring to Frodo and donât fondle it that way.
Itâs not as if Iâm plotting to betray the company,
All I wantâs to use the Ring to set my people free!
Verse 4
Well, Mister Perfect Ranger, wonât heed my sound advice,
Wonât 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, Iâll die here far from home.
Chorus
Well, itâs Boromir, stop, and Boromir, nay,
Return the Ring to Frodo and donât fondle it that way.
Itâs not as if Iâm plotting to betray the company,
All I wantâs to use the Ring to set my people free!
Final Chorus (Reprise)
Well, itâs Boromir, stop, and Boromir, nay,
Return the Ring to Frodo and donât fondle it that way.
Itâs not like I was planning to become the next Dark Lord!
Just wanted to save Gondor, the realm that I adored.















