IN THE YEAR 3019 to the tune of IN THE YEAR 2525, by Zager and Evans (as sung by Faramir, Steward of Gondor) Saturday, January 8, 2000 by William H. Hsu In the year 3319 Of the Second Age, Andor lost its queen And the Gift of Eru split the scene Now the Straight Road's but a dream In the year 3441 By the Elves and Men, Sauron was undone The Elvenkings were free under the sun But our king still kept the One In the year 1636 Of the Third Age, everyone got sick In Minas Anor, the White Tree died Soon Mordor was left open wide In the year 2043 Earnur was crowned, brave but rash was he The Witch-king came up with a scheme To kill the last of Gondor's kings In the year 2545 The king of Rohan to war did ride And his steed fell by his side In a mound they now reside In the year 2901 The men of Gondor fled Ithilien Almost none were left at all But a guard behind the falls In the year 2941 The mountain dwarves returned, their Quest was done The Ring was taken to the Shire And "Baggins" earned the Dark Lord's ire In the year 3019 Middle-earth beheld the return of the King The Barad-Dur to ruin fell And my wife and I got well Now it's been a thousand years The Stewards cried a million tears For what, we never knew Now our reign is through All through the long dark night The twinkling of starlight Proclaims the hope we've sought Perhaps it's only Vingilot