Tom Bombadil Song Index

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A collection of tunes and rhythms for the Tom Bombadil songs in the Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien to make reading the nonsense word poetry easier and more enjoyable. • Song Index: • 0:03 p. 116 “Hey dol! merry dol! • 0:17 p. 117 “Hey! Come merry dol!” • 1:23 p. 118 “Hop along, my little friends,” • 2:05 p. 119 “Hey! Come derry dol!” • 2:23 p. 120 “Now let the song begin!” Goldberry's song • 2:51 p. 122 “Old Tom Bombadil” • 3:01 p. 124 “I had an errand there:” • 4:19 p. 131, 138 “Ho! Tom Bombadil,” Frodo's song • 4:38 p. 139 “Old Tom Bombadil” • 5:04 p. 139 “Get out, you old Wight!” • 5:32 p. 140 “Wake now my merry lads!” • 5:55 p. 140 “Hey! now! Come hoy now!” • 6:17 p. 144 “Tom's country ends here:” • The motif is Baa Baa Black Sheep with a triplet rhythm before I gave it a light-footed boost to my happy place. • Baa Baa Black Sheep -//- Old Tom Bom-ba-dil • I was aiming for leaping on the hilltops that there's a consistent leap from 1st to 5th in Tom's motif rather than melodic steps. Once I started slapping my thighs, I decided to add the sticks. The sticks are mood-tied, not dictated, to make that carefree, wherever it feels good to make a triplet or hop step, like having a woodpecker accompaniment for Tom in the Old Forest, or a creaking rocking chair that throws the listener abruptly forward in the sleepy, flowing rhythm to wake them up, or the sound of galloping hooves when he's seeking and finding the ponies. But the melodies are tight, all of them in the same key and the rhythmic word stresses where they need to be rather than wandering all over the place. I emphasized mood over meaning that the nonsense words make sense in melodic context just like the sticks do, not because they're important words, but because they're important moods. Thematically, I tried to include Phil Dragash's Goldberry song composition from p. 120 as is and tie Tom's unique rhythm voicing in with that, but I think I used a different key than Phil Dragash did. Otherwise, the melodies for my Tom Bombadil songs are nothing like his, nor like any other narrator's for that matter. • -- Alex

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