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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Ereinion
07-26-2006

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i think this song refers to plant's own experience and discovery of LOTR. the 'girl so fair' is probably the ring. oh, and dr_feelgood, frodo came back to the shire after about 3 yrs. it took him a year to journey to mordor and the rest of the time he was lounging around in rivendell and minas tirith.

anyway, it's an awesome song. i love this mystical side of led zeppelin. the music is also really cool. it suits the lyrics. this is definitely one of my favourites!

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audioslave48195
09-14-2006

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There is alot of LOTR referances.

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shanec89
10-01-2006

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This song is one of my favorites. I'm a huge fan of Tolkien, and when I hear this song, I picture the scene in the book where Frodo and his companions are taking leave of Tom Bombadil to set off for Bree.

I don't think the song was directly based on any particular chapter of LOTR, but sort of loosely based on the feeling I get when reading the Fellowship. Frodo has to leave the Shire to go on a fantastic journey to beautiful places such as Lorien; but at the same time, he is reluctant to leave because: 1) his ultimate destination is Mordor, from which he will never likely escape if he can ever get inside and 2) after he returns to the Shire, it will be virtually impossible to resume a quite and content life in a place that he has out-grown.

This is a great song, because it evokes the feeling that everyone has had who has, a one time or another, left everything behind for something new and unknown.

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nirvanafan700
10-20-2006

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I don't think that the entire song is about LOTR, just the one verse that mentions, gollum, etc. Sounds like The Rover lyrics are influenced by these, such as:

"...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. "

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lonestar_x_tragedy
11-19-2006

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I love the bass line.

Anyways, it's a song about being persistent to find that fair maiden or something you really yearn for.

I don't know much about LOTR; so this is my take on it.

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shokuzin
12-01-2006

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It's about finding the one you love or trying to find the one you love. The line: "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." uses LOTR in a metaphorical sense. Meaning that he already met the love of his life but something happened (Gollum) and then she was gone. Now he tries to move on.. i.e. RAMBLE ON!!

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LedZepp4ever
01-09-2007

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This is one of the greatest Zeppelin songs ever

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Bman89
02-08-2007

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ok so what is the bluebird reference at the end of the song mean?

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jodyflores13
03-03-2007

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This has many references to LOTR, but it means so much more than that to me. The song is one of my all-time favorites because it represents the embrace of a man's mortality. "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... "

After my father passed on one autumn eve, This song popped on my pod and I burst into a moment of clarity. The song never touched me like that before. It was so perfect at that moment. Thats why I love Zeppelin so much, because their songs are lyrically rich and deep. I feel like I can accept the new beginning that death is because ofd the insight I have now.

; )

jf

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la_de_da
03-26-2007

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Favorite Led Zeppelin song.

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strangersatellite
04-18-2007

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Another one of my favorite songs! "on my way,
I've been this way ten years to the day, Ramble On"! Awesome!

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eyerandom
05-05-2007

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one of my fav led zeppelin song here

this song is not about LOTR, it just has that one verse that references it, and uses that phrase as a metephor. Like he met the most beautiful woman in his life, is madly in love with her, but something or someone came along and "crept up snd slipped away with her"

This song is just about keep going on in life, never giving up, just staying true to one's self, and looking foreword in life.
Also, when he says (in the song, just not written in the lyrics on this page for some reason) "Aint nuttin i can do. No, so I guess I'll keep ramblin", robert plant is saying like that there is no point in dwelling over, complaining about something that he can't do anything about.
All he can do is ramble

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Persuasion
05-26-2007

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lord of the rings rule,as does this song...the ending is awsome.

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OpinionHead
06-20-2007

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I like this song as well...the hobbit must be a metaphor for making an excursion to find one's fortune or fulfill one's destiny.

Whatever the real meaning, this is a great song.

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funny-lookin kid
07-27-2007

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ok
this song is actually pretty straightforward...the guy's wandering around trying to find the perfect girl because he like
screws up every time...wether it has to do with prostitution or not, I don't know. so, basically, he's like flavor flav, except traveling. this is such a happy, upbeat traveling song that wakes me up in the morning...it is a bit of a morning song, don't you agree?

oh and about the tolkein reference
robert just put that in there because he was interested in tolkein's works at the time, and the whole rambling on aspect of the song kind of related to LOTR. I don't think it has any metaphorical value.

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the scenic world
11-06-2007

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everyone knows this was influenced J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings.

amazing song for sure

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kashmir_x
11-15-2007

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Now, I'm only 17 and some of you might think I have no idea what I'm talking about, but this song is, obviously, about LOTR and more specifically about Frodo. The "girl so fair" mentioned is referring to the Ring. I guess they just decided to change it from a Ring to a girl, I don't know.
When he says "I met a girl so fair.
But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her" you think back to the end of the Return of the King when Frodo was aboutto destroy the Ring, but Gollum comes up and snatches the Ring. That's where I get the whole Ring-Girl thing from.

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serenity23
01-20-2008

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train also did an awesome cover tot his song...

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nofuzzycookies4u
02-19-2008

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okay led zeppelin made these songs waaayyyyyyy before flammer loard of the rings soo sweet thinking your all die-hard lep zep fan when your not but heyy fighting isent my thing im all for peace its a great song ! loveee ittt

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nofuzzycookies4u
02-19-2008

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& p.s loard of the rigns is the gayest thing sience anything.

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nofuzzycookies4u
02-19-2008

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& p.s loard of the rigns is the gayest thing sience anything.

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andreassvensson
02-23-2008

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This, song, like all great songs, have multiple meanings. It can be seen as a song about love lost, with some Tolkien-esque references thrown in.
... But it can also be seen as a pure Lord of the Rings song.
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Many seem to be confused how it connects with LOTR. I think it's very clear (yes I'm a Tolkien scholar)
Background: Frodo was given the mission to destroy the one ring. In Mordor he finally failed resisiting the ring's seductive power and declared his love for "her". Gollum stole it and as a consequence it was destroyed and the mission "successful". However, the damages Frodo had suffered from stabbing, bites and most importantly loss of the ring, means that he couldn't stay in Middleearth but must leave for Valinor. This (if you want) can be seen as a metaphor for going to heaven. His life was basically destroyed by the ring and he could not live a normal life in the Shire. Gandalf once said that if he had taken the ring from Bilbo with force, it would have driven him insane. Frodo was further along than Bilbo ever was, and he certainly did not give up the ring volountarily.

In short: the song is about Frodos travels, most importantly his last one across the sea to meet Elbereth.
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-Leaves are falling...
-For now I smell the rain and with it pain
-Sometimes I grow so tired... one thing I got to do...
>In autumn every year, Frodo got sick from his old wounds. Autumn was also the time when he started his travels; when he left Shire/Rivendell but more importantly when he made his final voyage to Valinor.

-The queen of my dreams:
>is Queen Elbereth, which was the Vala (=goddess, for a lack of a better word) Frodo relied upon to withstand the power of the ring. She is the only one that can cure his sicknes and his longing for the ring. He has to sail across the sea to reach her.

-And to' our health we drank a thousand times
-Mine's a tale that can't be told...
>Although Frodo really failed to withstand the evil of the rings, he's celebrated as a hero. But The truth is that the ring (and other wounds) have got him. He is broken. Only Valinor remains.

-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
>At Mount Doom Frodo gave in to the power of the ring and lost himself. Through Gollum it was taken by force, destroyed and lost forever.

Frodo cannot stay in the Shire.
Despite its shortcomings, Jackson's movie (ROTK extended) sums it up pretty well. Frodo, like Bilbo, will never marry and lead a normal life.... the ring was and is all he has, and it's gone. He must make the final voyage to not go under.


Here's my take (a Tolkien scholar)
Background: Frodo was given the mission to destroy the one ring. In Mordor he finally gave in to the ring's power and declared his love for "her". Gollum stole it and as a consequence it was destroyed and the mission "successful". However, the damages Frodo had suffered from stabbing, bites and most importantly loss of the ring, means that he cannot stay in Middleearth but must leave for Valinor.

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spooner113
03-01-2008

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I like the LOTR references in this song, though I don't think that the entire thing is about those books. I think that the main idea is trying to find a perfect girl (as mentioned before.) but losing her (I really liked what a person said about the deffiniton of Gollum on the first page. I think that the reference to Mordor was just talking about a bad place in general, where he least expected to find her. Then Gollum maybe meaning some liar basically ran away with her at the last minute.
I'm not deniying the references at all. I just think that LOTR refernences aren't as frequent in Zeppelin songs as some people think they are.
There deffinetly are references to it in this.

This is probably my favorite song off of Zeppelin II.
Funny thing is a just read the LOTR series for the first time,and I've had the books for about four years.
(This is probably because I was eleven when I got the books)

Great Books
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spooner113
03-01-2008

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Oh yeah and nofuzzycookies4u. Lord of the rings was written during World War II, and published in the early fifties, about 20 years before this song. If your going to make stabs at other peoples posts, make sure you KNOW what you're talking about

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dhawk
03-15-2008

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Okay, this is for sure Metaphorical, same w/ Going to California, all other songs mentioning LOTR by any Classic Rock bands. What kind of fag would write a song about Lord of the Rings?

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