From One to Five is a song written by J.R.R. Tolkien, to be sung to the tune of Three Wise Men of Gotham. It is published as the eighth song in Songs for the Philologists in 1936.
The song was revised to omit the direct references to Leeds University, to suit College University, London.[1]
Poem excerpt
From One to Five
One old man of Durham
Wrote a perished play;
Had he not lost the play, sir,
The royalties would pay, sir! — Poor he!
Three wise men of Yorkshire
Tried to train a boy;
Had the boy been brighter
Their task had been lighter — O yea!
References
- ↑ Hammond, W. G., Scull, C. [1993] J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography