While some may dwell on the Rings balefull influence on Boromir, I prefer to celebrate his stirling qualities, especially his love of music. This song is done in a style which has long since vanished from the halls of men. (In the Mood, Glen Miller Orchestra YouTube link )
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Do you hear a bugle blowing in Rivendell?
Beatin' out a melody as clear as a bell.
Eight into the measure makes a solid sound.
Coming from a horn that is the hottest around.
Wouldja like to know who is a blowin' that thing.
Its Boogie Woogie Boromir the Steward of Swing.
Elves are lindy hoppin' like the bees in a hive.
Orcs are jitterbuggin' and doin' the jive.
Barrow wights about to beat their feet in the ground.
Sock Hoppin' Hobbits dig the juke box sound.
Even evil Sauron is a shakin' that thing
with Boogie Woogie Boromir the Steward of Swing
wha dat dah
Hoi Loi
wah dat n dada
Wha Dat Dah
Hoi Loi
wah dat n dada
Wha dat dah
Hoi Loi
wah dat n dada
Who Taught
the Balrog
to beat the re-bop.
Sauroman is swayin' and he can't get enough.
Gandalf is gavottin' and a struttin' his stuff.
Aragorn is stridin with a fredastaire style.
Frodo does the timewarp every once in a while.
Rockin' rollin' Radagast is going to sing
with shshshshshshshsh
(softly)
Do you hear a bugle blowing in Rivendell?
Beatin' out a melody as clear as a bell.
Eight into the measure makes a solid sound.
Comin' from a horn that is the hottest around.
Would you like to know who is a blowin that thing?
It's shshshshshshsh
(softly)
Elves are lindyhoppin like the bees in a hive.
Orcs are jitterbuggin' and a doin' the jive.
Barrowwights about to beat their feet in the ground.
Sock Hoppin' Hobbits dig the juke box sound
Even Evil Sauron is shakin' his thing
with shshshshshshsh
(full blast)
Dead men of Dunharrow are a lookin' alive.
Celeborn is crankin out some clarinet jive.
Things down at the Entmoot are a startin' to jump.
Gollum and Galadriel are doin the bump.
Middle Earth is movin' to a rag time ring
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BOOGIE WOOGIE BOROMIR THE STEWARD OF SWING
