Lyrics for Ramble On as interpreted by kevin

Ramble On Lyrics
Leaves are falling all around, It's time I was on my way.
Thanks to you, I'm much obliged for such a pleasant stay.
But now it's time for me to go. The autumn moon lights my way.
For now I smell the rain, and with it pain, and it's headed my way.
Sometimes I grow so tired, but I know I've got one thing I got to do...

*Ramble On, And now's the time, the time is now, to sing my song.
I'm goin' 'round the world, I got to find my girl, on my way.
I've been this way ten years to the day, Ramble On,
Gotta find the queen of all my dreams.

Got no time to for spreadin' roots, The time has come to be gone.
And to' our health we drank a thousand times, it's time to Ramble On.

* Chorus

Mine's a tale that can't be told, my freedom I hold dear.
How years ago in days of old, when magic filled the air.
T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair.
But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her....yeah.

* Chorus

Gonna ramble on, sing my song. Gotta keep-a-searchin' for my baby...
Gonna work my way, round the world. I can't stop this feelin' in my heart
Gotta keep searchin' for my baby. I can't find my bluebird!

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brn2sailaway
01-21-2002

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cool reference to tolkens hobit

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Bethie012899
04-10-2002

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Yeah, not certain about the LOTR references discussed in Stairway, but if you don't see it here, you've never read Tolkein. Man, it's just another reason why Led Zeppelin is awesome...

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rhink
04-14-2002

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yeah, there's definite references to Tolkein, but I'm not convinced it's about the hobbit... at least not entirely. Who's the woman gollum slipped away with? Certainly not the ring, Bilbo has that. The hobbit references don't fully explain it... perhaps they are there to add meaning, but I don't think that's what the song is about.

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ramthar
04-16-2002

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i think the "girl so fair" reference is probably just a personal touch to the song having no relation to Tolkien.

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ramthar
04-16-2002

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i think the "girl so fair" reference is probably just a personal touch to the song having no relation to Tolkien.

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sgtwill
04-16-2002

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The song is about The Return of The King, Frodo, not Bilbo. Frodo realizes how much he wants the ring (A Girl so Fair), gollum comes up to him and bites his finger off, and falls into the mouth of Mount Doom. My favorite song of all time.

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Flyingtreemonkey
06-08-2002

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I didn't know Led Zepellin are such big Tolkien fans, as apparent in a couple of their songs! That is quite awesome.

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PJ10
06-09-2002

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i think youre stretching it to say that the song is actually about the return of the king. they just used to the references to help create the kind of mysterious/mystical feeling that a lot of their songs have.

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ledzepp115
06-12-2002

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This is finally John Paul Jones's chance to shine. The bass in this song stands out incredibly, where Jimmy Page sort of plays second fiddle in this song. Reference to Tolkien and other mythical sorts of subjects is also in "The Battle Of Evermore".

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knuckleheadbob
06-19-2002

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It does mentions LOTR (Lord Of The Ring), but I can't see how it fits. I think a mysterious/mystical feeing, without any real meaning

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mattimal
06-28-2002

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once again, zeppelin seaches for their perfect lady, or are they searching for power over all(the one ring)? they are on a journey to find the "girl so fair," it could be either one. with the tolkien references, it does seem to follow the story of LOTR. and im convinced it's not about the hobbit, but of the "rings" series.

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ButtOfMalmsey
07-30-2002

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The reference to Gollum is just that, a reference. It's a cultural referent; Gollum is the threat of loss, and just in case you didn't get it (like all the people who think this actually refers to a particular episode in Tolkien), they let us know that Gollum and the Evil One crept up and slipped away with her. Gollum is a thief and murderer who lurks in the shadows, but is never far away. Think of him as malevolence, either in fate or in another person.

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Chris211
08-07-2002

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I'm pretty sure this song is about Aragorn (Strider) and the story is actually only covered in Appendix A of the LOTR. This song recounts a part of Aragorn's life that happened well before the LOTR begins, and just before the events recounted in The Hobbit. The song refers to Aragorn's unexpected re-union with Arwen (daughter of Elrond and Aragorn's true love) in Lothlorien. At the end of this chapter, Aragorn must decide whether to stay in Lothlorien and marry Arwen or leave the forest and pursue Gollum. in the appendiceed story, we learn that, just previously to Aragorn finding Arwen, Gandalf tells Aragorn that Gollum has the ring and is hiding on the outskirts of Mordor. He also tells him that Sauron is also looking for Gollum. He begs Aragorn to find Gollum before Sauron does (neither of them winds up finding Gollum and he escapes to the misty mountains). The lyrics "but gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her" does not mean that they literally kidnapped her, but that his duty to pursue Gollum, and to not let Sauron possess the One Ring, caused him to lose his true love. The choruses in the song also seem to support my theory because, as we learn in the LOTR, after Gollum slips through Aragorn's fingers in Mordor, he goes on a thirty year, middle-earth wide search to find his true love.

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Chris211
08-07-2002

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I'm not saying that Plant wrote the song to specifically mirror that particular story, but the similarities between the story and the song are uncanny. Also, Plant is a huge LOTR fan (E! interviewed him outside the film's premiere, and he admitted to reading the series multiple times.

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rambler
08-31-2002

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wholly Shit Chris, Your Right!
I must admit I?m quite impressed

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Juelstar
09-08-2002

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Chris 211, thanks for the insight. I was told it had something to do with LOTR, but I also had the problem with things not matching up, but when you told about the appendix story, it really makes sense.

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mattimal
03-24-2003

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chris, I applaud you. I must admit iv'e read the series a few times (not actually admitting how many) and I never caught that in the appendicies. But honestly, how big of LOTR fans/geeks are we to have read the appendix THAT thouroughly?

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drewsar-p944
04-09-2003

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that does make alot of sence chris ...wish i would have thought of it first hahah. I started listening to zeppelin years ago and i read the series awile ago to....i didnt know they were that closely related until about a month ago .....ZEPPELIN IS AWESOME
DREW

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toolucky1234
04-22-2003

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thats good chris but i still think its a refference to frodo's fight with the ring, we learn that after its destruction, frodo is never the same, and lives the rest of his life much like those who return from war in "all quiet on the western front" he is cut off, he has lost much of his humanity (or the hobit equivalency), frodo of course lives forever in the grey havens , my opinion is that the song is told from frodos perspective many years after the war

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Primrose Burrows
06-11-2003

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I've always thought that the first verse is about Frodo, not Aragorn, when he's leaving the House of Elrond. I know of the theory about the "girl so fair" being the One Ring; I'm not sure if I agree or not.

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Fool_in_the_rain
06-23-2003

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Ok ok ok......Yeah.....I love LOTR....I was really excited to find out about the reference at first too..But I think ya'll are getting a little sidetracked here...This has got to be one of the greatest songs...But then again..I feel I say that with all Zeppelin....This band is transcendental...not of this realm....amazing.....This song in particular is very personal for me...It is a travelling song.....There are times in life when you must leave the things and people that you love and cherish....Leave it all to find a new beginning....This song beautifully captures the fear and excitement tinged with sadness that comes when taking the first step on a new road to destination unknown....I feel this song in my heart always.....Choosing a favorite Zeppelin song is like trying to choose a favorite child......But this one is unique and very special...Listen to it again for the first time......I find my self becoming enveloped in the power of this song everytime I hear it :)

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Ilsedore
06-24-2003

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I love Led Zeppelin. I love Tolkien. Who could ask for more?

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Smokey88
06-05-2004

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bethie up the top is right. s.t.h has nothin to do with tolkens books, unfortunatly this one does, (i hate LOTR), but the song aint that bad.

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klansaft
06-23-2004

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How can you hate The lord of the rings?! (Or any other work by Tolkien).

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dr_feelgood82
06-29-2004

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The theory that this song is a pretty good one, but explain the part where Plant says "ten years to the day". Isn't that how long it was from when Frodo left the shire to when it was all over. I believe this song is about Frodo.

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