Blunt the Knives

 

Chip the glasses and crack the plates!

Blunt the knives and bend the forks!

That's what Bilbo Baggins hates --

Smash the bottles and burn the corks!

 

Cut the cloth and tread on the fat!

Pour the milk on the pantry floor!

Leave the bones on the bedroom mat!

Splash the wine on every door!

 

Dump the crocks in a boiling bowl;

Pound them up with a thumping pole;

And when you've finished, if any are whole,

Send them down the hall to roll!

 

That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!

So, carefully! carefully with the plates!

 

~As sung by the Dwarves (The Hobbit - Ch. 1 "An Unexpected Party")

 

 

Kili:Blunt the knives, bend the forks!
Fili:Smash the bottles and burn the corks!
All:Chip the glasses and crack the plates!
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!

Cut the cloth, tread on the fat!
Leave the bones on the bedroom mat!
Pour the milk on the pantry floor!
Splash the wine on every door!

Dump the crocks in a boiling bowl;
Pound them up with a thumping pole;
When you're finished, if any are whole,
Send them down the hall to roll!

That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!

 

~As sung by the Dwarves (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Scene 6: "Blunt the Knives")

 

 

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Last updated: May 1, 2023