"High Fly the Nazgul" is a
filk song based on
J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. The
tune is that of an old
song from the English
Rennaisance, "
Green Grow the Rushes". It goes something like this.
High Fly the Nazgûl
I'll sing you one-o.
High fly the Nazgûl-o,
What is your one-o?
One for the one ring, lord of all, that was destroyed by Frodo.
I'll sing you two-o.
High fly the nazgul-o,
What is your two-o?
Two, two, the watchful towers guarding over Mordor,
One for the one ring, lord of all, that was destroyed by Frodo.
I'll sing you three-o.
High fly the Nazgûl-o,
What is your three-o?
Three, three, the elven rings,
Two, two, the watchful towers guarding over Mordor,
One for the one ring, lord of all, that was destroyed by Frodo.
I'll sing you four-o.
High fly the Nazgûl-o,
What is your four-o?
Four were the names of the hobbits brave,
Three, three, the elven rings,
Two, two, the watchful towers guarding over Mordor,
One for the one ring, lord of all, that was destroyed by Frodo.
...and so on, with the final verse being...
I'll sing you nine-o.
High fly the Nazgûl-o,
What is your nine-o?
Nine were the nine dark riders,
Eight were the battles of the ring,
Seven were the ancient dwarven kings,
Six were the names of Strider,
Five were the wizards of the West,
Four were the names of the hobbits brave,
Three, three, the elven rings,
Two, two, the watchful towers guarding over Mordor,
One for the one ring, lord of all, that was destroyed by Frodo.
...some singers end the final verse by replacing "Frodo" with "Sméagol".