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Thread #80410   Message #1469311
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
24-Apr-05 - 12:13 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Ants Go Marching...
Subject: RE: Origins: Ants Go Marching...
LadyJean: a closet Filker!

No need to apologise, but scansion could probably improve:

Two by to-- To Isengard, to make orc stew
Three by three--'cos it's not nice to hurt a tree
Four by four--To hew the stone and break the door
Five by Five--and Saruman won't long survive
Six by six--Because someone turned their friends into sticks.
'cos someone's hewn their friends to sticks or
'cos someone turned their friends to sticks
Seven by seven__and I don't think orcs go to heaven
Nine by nine--Merry and Pippin are feeling fine.
Ten by Ten--To the aid of the Rohan men.
To bring their aid to Rohan's men


Cheers!
Nigel