in the middle of the earth in the landeth of the shire
liveth a brave dram hobbit whom we all admireth.
with his longeth wooden pipe,
fuzzy, woolly toes,
that gent liveth in a hobbit-hole and ev’rybody knoweth that gent
bilbo! bilbo! bilbo baggins
that gent’s only three feet tall
bilbo! bilbo! bilbo baggins
the bravest dram hobbit of those folk all
anon hobbits art a peace-lovin’ folks thee knoweth
those gents liketh not to hie and those gents taketh things sloweth
those gents liketh not to traveleth hence from home
those gents just wanteth to consume and beest hath left high-lone
but one day bilbo wast hath asked to wend
on a big adventure to the anters below,
to holp some dwarves receiveth backeth their gold
yond wast stolen by a dragon in the days of fusty.
bilbo! bilbo! bilbo baggins
that gent’s only three feet tall
bilbo! bilbo! bilbo baggins
the bravest dram hobbit of those folk all
well that gent combated with the goblins!
that gent battl’d a troll!!
that gent riddl’d with gollum!!!
a charm ringeth that gent did steal!!!
that gent wast did chase by wolves!!
hath lost in the f’rest!!!
did escape in a barrel from the elf-king’s halls!!!
Bilbo! bilbo! bilbo baggins
the bravest dram hobbit of those folk all
anon that gent’s backeth in his hole in the landeth of the shire,
yond brave dram hobbit whom we all admireth,
just a-sittin’ on a treasure of silv’r and gold
a-puffin’ on his pipe in his hobbit-hole.
bilbo! bilbo! bilbo baggins
that gent’s only three feet tall
bilbo! bilbo! bilbo baggins
the bravest dram hobbit of those folk all