Only one thing is fer sure at the Green Dragon: There is always at least one real grumpy old hobbit around, complaining about them youngsters of today and how everything was just so much better in the days of yore. Obviously they need a song too!
Best sung to the tune of Home from the forest by Gordon Lightfoot. Them lyrics were written one day I wondered just why them crusty oldsters keep coming to the Dragon, even though all them youngsters aggravate them all the time. I bet we are all somewhat fond of each other after all!
Also make sure ter read the poem “The Grump” by Simbo, which touches upon the very same kind of hobbits.
Home from the Forest – Gordon LightfootGrumpy Hobbit
The inn was loud and lively and the ales of spring did flow
Young hobbits danced upon the rug, their faces all aglow
But from the back, complaints and hacks, and tales of dread and woe
From the old man in the chair
Grumpy hobbit
He scolds them younger hobbits as they stumble by his chair
He curses as they play too loud, the swearwords fill the air
The ale is way too warm tonight, no pie is sweet enough
Says the old man in the chair
Grumpy hobbit
There’s dancing on the tables and the room is way too dark
There’s no respect fer gaffers, and this is his sole remark
That everything is just plain wrong, no thing is good enough
Says the old man in the chair
Grumpy hobbit
There was a time he too was young and sang a merry tune
Him dancing on the rug made all the lasses stop and swoon
The hours at the inn grew late with ales and pies and song
With the old man in the chair
Grumpy hobbit
But as the years went by he found his hair was turning grey
And try though as he might his body wouldn’t let him sway
No joy and happy days no more as old friends passed away
From the old man in the chair
Grumpy hobbit
The inn is loud and lively and the ales of spring they flow
And sitting in his chair the grumpy hobbit looks aglow
The memories of yesterday bring happiness tonight
To the old man in the chair
Grumpy hobbit
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