A/N:  There's a whole mish-mash of cultures and points of view represented here… but I suppose that reflects the cultures involved in the battle.  The references come from "The Siege of Gondor," "The Ride of the Rohirrim," and "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields," but you should be able to tell which is which.  I used the Shire Reckoning year because it fit the rhyme better, and "pirate" instead of "corsair" for the same reason. And the grammar... well, it's consistent with the original song.


The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
(based on "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton; original words and music by Jimmy Driftwood)

In 1419 we took a little trip
Along with Cap'n Aragorn upon a pirate ship.
We took a little lembas and we took some miruvor
And we fought the hosts of Sauron on the Fields of Pelennor.

Chorus
We fired our bows and the Uruks kep' a-comin';
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began a-runnin',
Down the vale of Anduin to trouble us no more.

We looked down the river and we seen the Southrons come,
And there must have been a thousand orc-filth beatin' on the drum.
They came so fast as the hell-hawks' cry did ring;
We just battened down the hatches 'cause we couldn't do a thing.

Chorus

Old Théoden said we could take 'em by surprise
If we didn't show our comin' till the sun began to rise.
So we held our noise till he gave the trumpet blow,
Then we charged straight into battle and we sent 'em all below!

Chorus

Yeah, they ran through the fires and they ran through the carnage,
And they ran past the mûmakil amid the battle's roar.
They ran so fast even Gandalf couldn't catch 'em,
Down the vale of Anduin to trouble us no more!

One hobbit, he fought bravely, but his sword, it melted down;
And "mighty was the fallen," it became a common sound.
Ah, but hope unlooked-for with it did the salty West Wind bring,
And at setting of the sun the people sang, "Here comes the King!"

Chorus

Yeah, they ran through the fires and they ran through the carnage,
And they ran past the mûmakil amid the battle's roar.
They ran so fast even Gandalf couldn't catch 'em,
Down the vale of Anduin to trouble us no more!