Tom Bombadil

"Hey! Come merry dol! derry dol! My darling!
Light goes the weather-wind and the feathered starling.
Down along under Hill, shining in the sunlight,
Waiting on the doorstep for the cold starlight,
THere my pretty lady is, River-Woman's daughter,
Slender as the willow-wand, clearer than the water.
Old Tom Bombadil water lilies bringing
Comes hopping home again. Can you hear him singing?
Hey! Come merry dol! Derry dol! and merry-o,
Goldberry, Goldberry, merry yellow berry-o!
Poor old Willow-man, you tuck your roots away!
Tom's in a hurry now. Evening will follow day.
Tom's going home again, water lilies bringing.
Hey! Come derry dol! Can you hear me singing?"
~Tom Bombadil
~Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring


To match the Goldberry drawing!
I was not very happy with this the first time I drew it. I liked Bombadil, but the Willow looked goofy and the composition was all wrong. So (thank goodness for computer technology!) I cut out Bombadil, redrew the willow, pasted it in, and voila. Hope you like!