From the Floating Log at Frogmorton
The Yellow Rose of Rohan, etc. (traditional)
Faramir:
There's a yellow rose of Rohan
That I am going to wed
When she first came to Gondor
We all thought she was dead
We are the only couple whose
Romance takes place on-stage
Our two big get-acquainted scenes
Each take more than a page.
Chorus:
She's the wildest shieldmaiden
This Steward ever knew
Her eyes are bright as Silmarils
She ran that Witch-King through!
You may talk of your Galadriel
And sing of Arwen E.
But the Yellow Rose of Rohan
Is the only one for me!
Sam:
Where the Baranduin is flowing
And the hobbits’ eyes are bright
Her Dad plots insurrection
In the quiet Shire night.
The first time that you heard her name
I was heading up Mount Doom
But I’ll soon go back to find her
If this mountain’s not my tomb.
Chorus:
She only gets three lines to speak
On page three-fifty-five.
Master may go to the Grey Havens
But hey! I’m still alive.
I was sure wowed by Galadriel
And I miss old Frodo B.
But my little Rosie Cotton
Is good enough for me!
Gimli:
There's an Elvish prince from Mirkwood
That I am going to see
No other Khazad knows him
No other Dwarf but me.
I’ve settled in at Aglarond
He’s in Ithilien.
When his time comes to cross the pond
I’ll sail with him then.
Chorus:
His hair is always perfect,
He rarely needs to sleep.
Check out our male bonding at
The Battle of Helm’s Deep.
I’ve still got it for Galadriel
And I’d take Arwen E.
But the Elven Rose of Mirkwood
Will have to do for me!