Rain and splashing puddles make hobbits cheer!
About the song
Last weekend saw a rarity in LOTRO these days: A concert based only on solo musician performances. Given that I have long wanted to see more lone bards performances, not just large-band concerts, this was a grand thing indeed. When I was invited to play there as well, I just had to write a new song.
So I grabbed a long-favourite rocker by Bruce Springsteen called "From Small Things" and quick-wrote the lines below based on the melody, about hobbits and the rainy spring. Hope yer like it! Here is a video of the whole concert (my song included) made by Hollyberye. If yer want to hear Springsteen's original, scroll down to the bottom of the post.
[tvideo type="youtube" clip_id="bhiTZEw3UYA"] Lone bards OAKS Concert 7. april 2018
Also, if you'd like to see more of me song lyrics, have a look in my songbook.
The Spring Rain Song
It is spring in the Shire When all the hobbits wait to greet the sun It's hiding there behind the drizzle Staying there 'til summer is gone So let's raise mugs of ale together With songs of pork and mushroom pie We're hobbits and we love that rainy sky
It was late one Friday At the inn, staying apart Was a lad and lassie First she drank his porter, then she stole his heart Walking her home in the rainstorm Snuggling up close to keep dry We're hobbits and we love that rainy sky
And their love was blooming A home they made Filled with happy children They played in the nearby glade
Four filthy kids So muddy with twigs and straw stuck deep in their hair They all ran for cover When their ma said bath-time is near But the rain kept pouring All their grime washed away from high We're hobbits and we love that rainy sky
And the rainy days They kept coming all through the year And always joy and happy laughs Puddle splashing made the children cheer
When frost and darkness Made for a rime-coloured field All the children waiting For what grey cloudy skies would yield When the snow at last kept falling Building snowmen eating frosty pie We're hobbits and we love that snowy sky We are hobbits and we love that snowy sky
From small things
And here is the original song by Bruce Springsteen. Enjoy!
[tvideo type="youtube" clip_id="4cReBk3wXPU"] Bruce Springsteen - From Small Things