A/N: Yes, I know they left Rivendell at dusk and not in the middle of the afternoon. It just worked better that way; this is not the easiest song in the world to parody well.


Son of Arathorn
(based on "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel; original words and music by Paul Simon)

If Paul Simon had written the Council of Elrond, this is how it might have gone:

Di dididi didi didi didi didi di
Do dododo do dodo do
Dididi didi didi didi didi di...

And here's to you, Son of Arathorn,
Arwen loves you more than you will know,
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Valar bless you, please, Son of Arathorn,
Mandos holds a place for you someday,
Hey, hey, hey,
Hey, hey, hey!

[Boromir]
I'd like to know a little 'bout this Ranger from the wild.
[Aragorn]
I'd like to help Gondor defend herself.
[Elrond]
Look around you; all you see are sympathetic eyes.
We at Rivendell will help you save your home.

And here's to you, Son of Arathorn,
Arwen loves you more than you will know,
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Valar bless you, please, Son of Arathorn,
Mandos holds a place for you someday,
Hey, hey, hey,
Hey, hey, hey!

[Gandalf]
Hidden in a hiding place that Sauron doesn't know,
Young Frodo Baggins has the One Ring.
It's a little secret, just a Fellowship affair.
Most of all you've got to hide it from the Wraiths!

Coo coo ca-choo, Son of Arathorn,
Arwen loves you more than you will know,
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Valar bless you, please, Son of Arathorn,
Mandos holds a place for you someday,
Hey, hey, hey,
Hey, hey, hey!

Setting out from Rivendell one wintry afternoon,
Gonna get ol' Frodo to Mount Doom.
Laugh about it, shout about it; when you've got to choose,
Come what may, ol' Sauron's got to lose.

Where have you gone, heir of Isildur?
All Gondor turns its lonely eyes to you,
Woo, woo, woo.
What's that you say, Son of Arathorn?
Gondor's king will come again someday,
Hey, hey, hey,
Hey, hey, hey.