Being hungry at night is a scary prospect for all hobbits, and even more so for the little ones. Here is a song about a night-time craving fer biscuits!
Best sung to the tune of Under a Violet Moon by Blackmore’s Night, the melody line in me midi don’t quite match the lovely songs of miss Candice in the video below. The melody has long been a favourite among the hobbits on Laurelin, not least given some rousing performances by The Pied Pipers back in the day. The Brandy Badgers have a version of it called Under a Badger Moon. And now, the Songburrow Strollers have a biscuit one!
This version was first performed by the Strollers during Weatherstock 2013. Performing a new, untested song in front of an audience of 600 people is harrowing indeed… It went quite well, though, see below! The Strollers didn’t claim a prize this year, but it was a lot of fun as usual!
Before the lyrics, a couple of video treats! Let us start with a video of a live performance of Blackmore’s singing Under a Violet Moon.
Live version of Under a Violet Moon by Blackmore’s NightSecond, yer can see version of the Strollers performance in the raw video feed from Weatherstock below. Fast forward until about 1 hour 22 minutes 30 seconds., and yer will see the Strollers start lining up. The biscuit song starts at ca 1 hour 32 minutes, but there is some catfish and drinking goodness before that! Oh, and here yer can find videos from the rest of the night too!
First part of Weatherstock Stream from MMO reporter network, including the Strollers performanceHere are also some pictures from the night!
Weatherstock July 2013Pictures from Weatherstock 5, July 20th 2013.
Plunder the Biscuit Jar
Hunger grows in darkness tonight
I sneak out me bedroom door
Now is the time, I plan to go
Plunder the biscuit jar
Ma’s asleep and snoring loud
As I tiptoe down the hall
Joined by me dog in the kitchen as we
Plunder the biscuit jar
Honey oats with a golden hue
We will eat the whole night through
Crumbs all around as we crunch and chew
Plunder the biscuit jar
There on the shelf the treasure awaits
Tempting me above
Climb a chair while me dog waits below
Plunder the biscuit jar
Jar in hand I giggle with joy
But I stumble bad
Barks and yells, I fall with a crash
Sunder the biscuit jar, oh no
Honey oats with a golden hue
We will eat the whole night through
Crumbs all around as we crunch and chew
Plunder the biscuit jar
Honey oats with a golden hue
We will eat the whole night through
Crumbs all around as we crunch and chew
Plunder the biscuit jar
Thundering steps says Ma’s on her way
Looks at us and sighs
Plain to see what our plan was tonight
Plunder the biscuit jar
Smiling soft she tells us ter sit
Pours us ice-cold milk
Brings the secret stash and we all
Plunder the biscuit jar, oh yes
Honey oats with a golden hue
We will eat the whole night through
Crumbs all around as we crunch and chew
Plunder the biscuit jar
Honey oats with a golden hue
We will eat the whole night through
Crumbs all around as we crunch and chew
Plunder the biscuit jar
Plunder the biscuit, plunder the biscuit jar
More songs
Yer can see more of me song lyrics in me songbook!