by Daniel Kelly – 2025
A Filk of the shanty ‘Sam’s Gone Away’
I wish I was a walker, among the Hobbits four, Sam’s gone away, among the Hobbits four! I wish I was a walker, among the Hobbits four, Sam’s gone away, among the Hobbits four! Precious Ring, brave boys, Precious Ring, I say! Sam’s gone away, among the Hobbits four! I wish I was Wizard, I wish I was Ranger, I wish I was an Elven Prince, I wish I was a Dwarven Lord, I wish I was the Gondor Heir, I wish I was the Ring Bearer, Note: "going to Mordor/he's going to Mordor" also scans for "Hobbits four'