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| 1 | It is [Am]always quite foolhardy for a [C]young and ill-trained party | 1 | It is [Am]always quite foolhardy for a [C]young and ill-trained party |
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| 2 | To [D]gather at a tavern and to [E]say | 2 | To [D]gather at a tavern and to [E]say |
| 3 | We have [Am]had it with our [F]teachers. | 3 | We have [Am]had it with our [F]teachers. |
| 4 | Let’s go [G]off | 4 | Let’s go [G]off and kill some [E]creatures, |
| 5 | And [Am]find a ton of [G]gold to [E]haul a[Am]way. | 5 | And [Am]find a ton of [G]gold to [E]haul a[Am]way. |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | [G]And [C]that is called bashing the [G]balrog. | 7 | [G]And [C]that is called bashing the [G]balrog. |
| 8 | And the [Am]people who long to at[E]tack | 8 | And the [Am]people who long to at[E]tack |
| 9 | Think, [C]once they have bashed on the [G]balrog, | 9 | Think, [C]once they have bashed on the [G]balrog, |
| 10 | The [F]balrog will [E]not bash them [Am]back. | 10 | The [F]balrog will [E]not bash them [Am]back. |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | It is equally foolhardy for that armed and eager party | 12 | It is equally foolhardy for that armed and eager party |
| 13 | To win one lucky battle and feel sure, | 13 | To win one lucky battle and feel sure, |
| 14 | We have polished off a goblin, | 14 | We have polished off a goblin, |
| 15 | But he left our fighter hobblin’. | 15 | But he left our fighter hobblin’. |
| 16 | Perhaps this magic potion is the cure. | 16 | Perhaps this magic potion is the cure. |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | And that can make bashing the balrog | 18 | And that can make bashing the balrog |
| 19 | Too much for the cleric and elf, | 19 | Too much for the cleric and elf, |
| 20 | Who find, when they’re facing the balrog, | 20 | Who find, when they’re facing the balrog, |
| 21 | That their fighter is not quite himself. | 21 | That their fighter is not quite himself. |
| 22 | 22 | ||
| 23 | It is even more foolhardy for the changed and weakened party | 23 | It is even more foolhardy for the changed and weakened party |
| 24 | To stare back at the balrog and to say | 24 | To stare back at the balrog and to say |
| 25 | We can zap and we can bite you. | 25 | We can zap and we can bite you. |
| 26 | We are quite prepared to fight you. | 26 | We are quite prepared to fight you. |
| 27 | We suggest you turn around and fly away. | 27 | We suggest you turn around and fly away. |
| 28 | 28 | ||
| 29 | And that’s called insulting the balrog, | 29 | And that’s called insulting the balrog, |
| 30 | For balrogs aren’t easy to bluff. | 30 | For balrogs aren’t easy to bluff. |
| 31 | They know, with a competent balrog, | 31 | They know, with a competent balrog, |
| 32 | No army is half strong enough. | 32 | No army is half strong enough. |
| 33 | 33 | ||
| 34 | And it’s just a bit too tardy when a member of the party | 34 | And it’s just a bit too tardy when a member of the party |
| 35 | Succeeds at his IQ roll and exclaims | 35 | Succeeds at his IQ roll and exclaims |
| 36 | Try a Light spell or Entangle | 36 | Try a Light spell or Entangle |
| 37 | While I get a better angle, | 37 | While I get a better angle, |
| 38 | For I think I know a way to douse his flames. | 38 | For I think I know a way to douse his flames. |
| 39 | 39 | ||
| 40 | And that is called fleeing the balrog, | 40 | And that is called fleeing the balrog, |
| 41 | And those who are wiser agree: | 41 | And those who are wiser agree: |
| 42 | While comrades are bashing the balrog, | 42 | While comrades are bashing the balrog, |
| 43 | It’s safest to go climb a tree. | 43 | It’s safest to go climb a tree. |
| 44 | 44 | ||
| 45 | It is almost as foolhardy for the others in the party | 45 | It is almost as foolhardy for the others in the party |
| 46 | To bravely join the fray with spell and sword. | 46 | To bravely join the fray with spell and sword. |
| 47 | It has no chance of destroying. | 47 | It has no chance of destroying. |
| 48 | At the worst you’ll be annoying, | 48 | At the worst you’ll be annoying, |
| 49 | And at best you’ll keep the foe from being bored. | 49 | And at best you’ll keep the foe from being bored. |
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | And that is called bashing the balrog. | 51 | And that is called bashing the balrog. |
| 52 | But should any witness survive, | 52 | But should any witness survive, |
| 53 | He’ll see, once you’ve bashed on the balrog, | 53 | He’ll see, once you’ve bashed on the balrog, |
| 54 | The balrog will skin you alive. | 54 | The balrog will skin you alive. |
| 55 | 55 | ||
| 56 | So no matter just how hardy be the fools within your party, | 56 | So no matter just how hardy be the fools within your party, |
| 57 | And no matter just how lucrative your aim, | 57 | And no matter just how lucrative your aim, |
| 58 | If it ever is suggested | 58 | If it ever is suggested |
| 59 | You can get by unmolested, | 59 | You can get by unmolested, |
| 60 | You should rise and pound the table and exclaim, | 60 | You should rise and pound the table and exclaim, |
| 61 | 61 | ||
| 62 | We never can win against balrogs, | 62 | We never can win against balrogs, |
| 63 | However the dice might be tossed. | 63 | However the dice might be tossed. |
| 64 | For the rules of this game are obscure and arcane, | 64 | For the rules of this game are obscure and arcane, |
| 65 | And the party that plays it is lost! | 65 | And the party that plays it is lost! |