[Bofur]

DRINKING 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 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

A Drinking Song is sung by Sam Gamgee and Peregrin Took after lunch the day after they meet Gildor and the Elves on their way to Crickhollow. The Elves had filled the hobbits' water bottles with a honey-scented, pale gold drink that was very invigorating. Just after the song, they first hear the calls of the Black Riders.
A few lines of this song are sung by Merry and Pippin in The Green Dragon Inn in the expanded version of The Fellowship of the Ring (film).