The Road Goes Ever On (J.R.R. Tolkien) The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings

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Song: The road Ever On
Lyrics: J.R.R. Tolkien
Music: AI

The original version of the song is recited by Bilbo in the last chapter of The Hobbit, at the end of his journey back to the Shire. Coming to the top of a rise he sees his home in the distance, and stops and says the following:

Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains in the moon.

Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known

There are three versions of this walking song in The Lord of the Rings.

The first is sung by Bilbo when he leaves the Shire and is setting off to visit Rivendell:

The Road goes ever on and on,
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

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https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Road_Goes_Ever_On_(song)

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