A/N- I own neither the Sils nor the song in which this poem is sung to: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
There was one named Morgoth who swallowed a Maia.
I don't know why-a he swallowed a Maia.
Perhaps he'll die-a.
There was one named Morgoth who swallowed a Vala.
He swallowed the Vala to catch the Maia
I don't know why-a he swallowed a Maia.
Perhaps he'll die-a.
There was one named Morgoth who swallowed Eru
He swallowed Eru to catch a Vala
Swallowed the Vala to catch a Maia
I don't know why-a he swallowed a Maia.
Perhaps he'll die-a.
There was one named Morgoth who swallowed an elf
He swallowed an Elf to catch Eru
Swallowed Eru to catch a Vala
Swallowed a Vala to catch a Maia
I don't know why-a he swallowed a Maia.
Perhaps he'll die-a.
There was one named Morgoth who swallowed a dwarf
He swallowed a dwarf to catch an elf
Swallowed an elf to catch Eru
Swallowed Eru to catch a Vala
Swallowed a Vala to catch a Maia
I don't know why-a he swallowed a Maia.
Perhaps he'll die-a.
There was one named Morgoth who swallowed a man
He swallowed a man to catch a dwarf
Swallowed a dwarf to catch an elf
Swallowed an elf to catch Eru
Swallowed Eru to catch a Vala
Swallowed a Vala to catch a Maia
I don't know why-a he swallowed a Maia.
Perhaps he'll die-a.
There was one named Morgoth who swallowed a hobbit
He swallowed a hobbit to catch a man
He swallowed a man to catch a dwarf
Swallowed a dwarf to catch an elf
Swallowed an elf to catch Eru
Swallowed Eru to catch a Vala
Swallowed a Vala to catch a Maia
I don't know why-a he swallowed a Maia.
Perhaps he'll die-a.
There was one named Morgoth who swallowed an ent
He swallowed an ent to catch a hobbit
He swallowed a hobbit to catch a man
He swallowed a man to catch a dwarf
Swallowed a dwarf to catch an elf
Swallowed an elf to catch Eru
Swallowed Eru to catch a Vala
Swallowed a Vala to catch a Maia
I don't know why-a he swallowed a Maia.
Perhaps he'll die-a.
There was one named Morgoth who swallowed an Oliphaunt
He's dead, what else-aphaunt?