(©music by Maury Laws, lyrics adapted by Jules Bass 1977)</p>

O! What are you doing,<br>
And where are you goin'?<br>
Your ponies need shoein'!<br>
The river is flowin'!<br>
O! tra-la-la-lally<br>
here down in the valley<br>
ha! ha!</p>

O! Where are you goin'<br>
With beards all a-waggin'?<br>
No knowin', no knowin'<br>
What brings Mister Baggins,<br>
And Balin and Dwalin<br>
in June in the valley<br>
ha! ha!</p>

O! Will you be satyin',<br>
Or will you be flyin'?<br>
Your ponies are strayin'!<br>
The daylight is dyin'!</p>

<b><u>Comments</b></u><br>
Condensed version of Tolkien's verse.</p>

<b><u>Other Versions</b></u><br>
The Hobbit Piano Solo with words (1977) [Rankin/Bass Productions] (sheet music arranged by Mark Nevin)</p>