THE PATHS OF THE DEAD

(Words and Music : Alf Davies)

Aragorn rides to the sea They leave in the dawn, but black are the trees He goes where no one except him would dare He leads with the courage to counter despair He rides, and others must follow The company pass, the Dark Door to a cave Great fear overcome, by a leader so brave A terror that great even Dwarves dread to enter Dead ahead and behind, with them in the centre A murmur, of ghosts who must follow
	So ride, and don't glance back Ride, just look ahead Ride, don't fall back We ride the Paths of the Dead We ride the Paths of the Dead
From Haunted Paths down, the company's borne To the Stone of Erech, the oath-breakers sworn The debt is called in, in this hour of need The spirits are summoned, and Aragorn leads And the shadow host, grows as it follows The Southron in rout, none could stand firm With the Shadows about, the tide on the turn Sauron now troubled, the King on the rise The gnawing of doubt, the fear of surprise They ride, resistance is hollow
	So ride, and don't glance back Ride, just look ahead Ride, don't fall back We ride the Paths of the Dead We ride the Paths of the Dead We ride the Paths of the Dead We ride the Paths of the Dead We ride the Paths of the Dead We ride the Paths of the Dead We ride the Paths of the Dead