[Verse 1] Pour the dark ale high Hear the old board groan Smoke in the rafters Steel in the bone Rohan at the door Storm on the hill The king rode eastward With a rider's will [Pre-Chorus] Horn in the night Shook every hall Grim walls woke up At the wolf-cry call Then silver dawn Split the black rain We saw Théoden Break the chain [Chorus] Ride for Gondor Ride, ride on Ride for Gondor Till the fear is gone Ride for Gondor Hear the proud ring The king comes home And the dead men sing [Verse 2] White horse, wet mane Mud on the shield Ash on the banner Blood on the field Merry in the saddle Small as a flame Yet fear ran thin When the trumpets came Mouths said "too late" But the king said "no" He cracked the day With a single blow [Pre-Chorus] Horn in the night Shook every hall Grim walls woke up At the wolf-cry call Then silver dawn Split the black rain We saw Théoden Break the chain [Chorus] Ride for Gondor Ride, ride on Ride for Gondor Till the fear is gone Ride for Gondor Hear the proud ring The king comes home And the dead men sing [Bridge] Raise up your cup For the road through fire For the riders who climbed Higher and higher For Pippin's hope And Éomer's cry For a battered lord With a storm in his eye [Final Chorus] Ride for Gondor Ride, ride on Ride for Gondor Till the fear is gone Ride for Gondor Hear the proud ring The king comes home And the dead men sing Ride for Gondor Pass the flame around Ride for Gondor Let the whole hall shout Ride for Gondor Till the shadows flee The king rode east And he set it free
