"Rivendell Pie (The One Ruling Ring)" lyrics by Benjamin Newman ttto: "American Pie" by Don McLean /: GD Em / Am C /[1. Em - D - :/[2. Em A D - / A long, long time ago, Between the mountains and the sea, An elven smith renowned in skill Made rings of power, one two three, But his great dream was not to be, For the Dark Lord's roving Eye is never still. / Em Am / / CG Am / C D / Sauron made One Ring to rule them, But Celebrimbor was no fool; when He knew he'd been betrayed, He hid the Three that he'd made. / " / " / 1st / Am D / GC GD / And a mighty force of elves and men, Such as will not be seen again, Besieged the Dark Lord in his den, And took from him this Ring... Oh... / GC GD / / / Em A / Em D / sing, sing, of the One Ruling Ring, Just a circle of gold, but a most Precious thing, With a Power as great as any wizard or king, And this to the Fire you must bring... And this to the Fire you must bring... Did you know it could have been Taken to the Fire and put right in, If Isildur had wished it so? But to Isildur it proved his Bane When he lost it on the Gladden plain And it fell into the River long ago. Two river folk espied it there, But one said it would be unfair, "I want it for my birthday!" But the other one said "No way!" Then Smeagol felt a deadly thrill, Grabbed Deagol's neck and made the kill, Then sought the dark beneath the hills, And took with him that Ring... He didn't know that... His ring was the One Ruling Ring, With a Power as great as any wizard or king, But he knew in his heart it was a most Precious thing, And to it all his life he would cling... And to it all his life he would cling... Far off, in a cozy hole, There a hobbit lived, a gentle soul, And Bilbo Baggins was his name. He was not that tall, and not that bold, But he journeyed after a dragon's gold, And he stopped a while to play the riddle game. Well, Gollum made a chance remark While swapping riddles in the dark. "This ring, it must be magic!" But for Gollum, it was tragic! With his magic ring, Bilbo got away, And lived to burgle another day, But Gandalf warned him not to play With that most mysterious Ring... Did he suspect that... This Ring was the One Ruling Ring, With a Power as great as any wizard or king? It's just a circle of gold, but it's a most Precious thing, That out of the dark you did bring... That out of the dark you did bring... Years passed, and you haven't changed, There's a birthday party, with gifts exchanged; Perhaps it's time to let it go. So you gave the Ring to your cousin dear, Without the slightest hint or fear Of the long, long road on which he'd have to go. But when Gandalf proved his fears were true, Young Frodo put on his walking... feet. Your life's in deadly danger, So don't talk to any strangers! I can't promise you that all will be well, But if you can get to Rivendell, Well, there may be one more tale to tell In the journey of the Ring... For... This Ring is the One Ruling Ring, Just a circle of gold, but a most Precious thing, With a Power as great as any wizard or king, And this to the Fire you must bring... And this to the Fire you must bring... We are met in council here, In our hands our greatest fear, And yet perhaps some hope and grace. The Enemy knows we have the Ring, But doesn't know, and he dares not think, That we'd cast him down with none to take his place. The Ring must go to the Crack of Doom, In whose fires alone it can be consumed. The road is long and deadly, So let the fellowship make ready! And as you set forth, the Ring to burn, May the stars shine bright on your safe return. A place of honor you shall earn, In the history of the Ring... Oh... sing, sing, of the One Ruling Ring, Just a circle of gold, but a most Precious thing, With a Power as great as any wizard or king, And this to the Fire you must bring... And this to the Fire you must bring... Oh... / " / / / C D GC G / sing, sing, of the One Ruling Ring, Just a circle of gold, but a most Precious thing, With a Power as great as any wizard or king, And this to the Fire you must bring...