The Last Ship by J.R.R. Tolkien | #16

My reading of The Last Ship, #16 from The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from The Red Book by J.R.R. Tolkien, with Illustrations by Pauline Baynes. My copy of this work is contained within -The Tolkien Reader. Page 61. Hope you enjoy!
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[@PleaseNThankYou]

You never fail to get me thinking. I think this was made into a song. I can almost sing it in my head.

[@ChrisReadsTolkien]

I was trying to find it, as I had no idea until now, but came across a video someone made adapting the poem: th-cam.com/video/n8vOjeFBUp4/w-d-xo.html