"Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle I go" is the first line of a poem sung by Samwise Gamgee and Peregrin Took. The Travellers had recently left the accompaniment of the High Elves and, to their delight, found that they "had filled their bottles with a clear drink, pale golden in colour". The liquor lightened their spirits and prompted a song from Sam and Pippin.[1]
Poem
Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle I go
To heal my heart and drown my woe.
Rain may fall and wind may blow,
And many miles be still to go,
But under a tall tree I will lie,
And let the clouds go sailing by.
Other versions of the legendarium
In an early typescript, the final two lines of the poem differed slightly:[2]
But under the elm-tree I will lie
And let the clouds go sailing by!
Portrayal in adaptations
2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition)
- Merry, Pippin, and Frodo sing the song at the Green Dragon, with slightly altered lyrics that incorporate a small part of the bath-song:
Hey Ho to the bottle I go
To heal my heart and drown my woe
Rain may fall and wind may blow but there'll still be
Many miles to go
Sweet is the sound of the pouring rain,
And the stream that falls from hill to plain.
Better than rain or rippling brook,
Is a mug of beer inside this Took.
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Short Cut to Mushrooms"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The First Phase: IV. To Maggot's Farm and Buckland"