Old Tom Bombadil - A Hobbit Folk Song (Irish Jig version)

There's a serious lack of Tom Bombadil songs. I had to do something about that. Tom Bombadil is an enigmatic character from Lord of the Rings, who is missing from every film adaptation I'm aware of (probably for good reason).
The Hobbits encounter him in the old forest outside of The Shire where he saves them, houses them, sends them on their way, and then saves them again-- all before they get to Bree.
He is a whimsical character who spends most of his time singing to himself and gathering flowers for his love, Goldberry, who might be some kind of river spirit.
I took the lyrics of his songs from the book and arranged them into a single song. I imagined the Hobbits singing this as a folk song about Tom as though he is a myth or tall-tale handed down through generations.
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[@ullupdrost4740]

Old Tom always did come off like a merry Irish Druid with Pretty wife

[@d.b.624]

Pleasant. I can imagine hobbits singing this, on a spring evening, under the stars...

[@PsychicWars]

There IS a serious lack of Tom Bombadil songs, and you knocked it out of the park. Have a well-deserved like.

[@azurephoenix9546]

You have no idea how happy this has made my youngest son. He adores Tom Bombadill and sings his "tombodill" song all the time.

[@HeimburgerMusic]

That has made my day! So glad your son enjoys it. Tell him keep on singing tombodill!

[@billy_g_44]

What a happy, exuberant song! Makes me feel like I'm in the shire dancing a jig next to Bungo Baggins himself

[@HeimburgerMusic]

Thanks! Glad you could come down to the Green Dragon for a spell.

[@subjects6234]

An absolutley lovely performance of the song, im gonna play this in the background next time i crack open lotr

[@purenonsense7296]

Nice! I was dancing a bit.

[@lotrfan2023]

That song was really good! Tom Bombadil gave Frodo the firebrand sword that Frodo used to stab the Witch-King, a leftover weapon from the Cardolan wars against the forces of the Witch-King that occurred in Tom's territory in ancient Middle-earth history. Tom is no "Lady of the Lake", more like a "Sprite of the Forest", but it was a pretty cool sword, not a generic sword. But they didn't show Frodo stabbing the Witch-King in the movies either.

[@HeimburgerMusic]

Thanks for listening! If only they could have made Tom work in the films, that whole Barrow Wight scene would have been awesome! Oh well.

[@TheHumbleBumbleBee1]

It was merry who stabbed the witch-king in the battle of the pelannor fields, not Frodo.

[@Atanalcar]

@@TheHumbleBumbleBee1 Frodo took a stab at the WK at Weathertop but missed, and caught only his cloak. Given I recall Merry stabbing him in the film (though its significance was not), I assumed the poster meant the Weathertop scene.

[@kancltwoful]

Legend!

[@rosie_gamgee]

This is lovely!

[@HeimburgerMusic]

Thank you very much!

[@woodgatejack]

Absolutely love this!

[@HeimburgerMusic]

Thank you!

[@neekerbreeker]

That was terrific! Subscribed :) looking forward to listening to more of your music!

[@jazzan90]

i love the crasgbandicot t shirt! my first game ever i played :)

[@meddlerfilms2585]

Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!
Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow!
Down along under Hill, shining in the sunlight,
Waiting on the doorstep for the cold starlight,
There my pretty lady is, River-woman's daughter,
Slender as the willow-wand, clearer than the water.
Hey! Come merry dol! derry dol! My darling!
Light goes the weather-wind and the feathered starling.
Light on the budding leaf, dew on the feather,
Wind on the open hill, bells on the heather,
Reads by the shady pool, lilies on the water:
Old Tom Bombadil and the River-daughter!
Hey! Come merry dol! derry dol! and merry-o,
Goldberry, Goldberry, merry yellow berry-o!
Hop along, my little friends, up the Withywindle!
Tom's going on ahead candles for to kindle.
Fear neither root nor bough! Tom goes on before you.
Hey now! merry dol! We'll be waiting for you!
Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!
Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow!
Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow;
Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow.
None has ever caught him yet, for Tom, he is the master,
His songs are stronger songs, and his feet are faster.
Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo!
By water, wood and hill, by the reed and willow,
Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!
Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!

[@BrethilnenMusic]

Very catchy

[@sonicstoryteller]

Great song mike and really on point with the shire theme best wishes Phil 👍

[@brianb4164]

thanks. this is better than the audiobook version!!! are you gonna do the elves' welcoming song when Bilbo and the dwarfs first get to Rivendell?

[@HeimburgerMusic]

Ooo that’s an idea!

[@MerryGoldberry]

Wow, very nice!

[@HeimburgerMusic]

Why thank you, Lady Goldberry!

[@MerryGoldberry]

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[@DanielKellyFolkMusic]

Great work! I had a look at this poem and gave up trying to set it to music, well done!

[@HeimburgerMusic]

Thanks! I couldn't figure out how to do it directly, so I had to arrange different parts together. And normalize the verses into 4 line stanzas because Tom's stanza length varied.

[@vincentconstans5232]

Look for Tolkien ensemble music. It's really different, closer to Tolkien spirit than this performance.
Still a nice job 👌

[@HeimburgerMusic]

I will certainly look that up. Thanks!

[@tomokra]

great! what else do all you fellas like to do when you get together?

[@HeimburgerMusic]

We mostly argue about which shirt belongs to whom. It's hard to keep track.

[@tomokra]

yeah, that's just what I figured.

[@ShaneSimmons]

Might have to get myself one of those Linux tshirts

[@HeimburgerMusic]

Here it is on Amazon: www.amazon.com/LINUX-is-SUDO-Science-Shirt/dp/B07C25HWXY/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1689020948&refinements=p_4%3AHIGH+FIVE+SCIENCE&s=apparel&sr=1-2