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'''Where There's a Whip, There's a Way''' is a song, written by [[Glenn Yarbrough]] for the [[1980]] [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|animated movie ''The Return of the King'']]. It is considered camp by some, though not as campy as ''[[The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins]]'' by [[Leonard Nimoy]]. The title is a pun on the proverb "Where there's a will, there's a way". The tune and tone are very similar to ''[[Down, Down, to Goblin Town]]'', which had appeared in ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]''.  
'''Where There's a Whip, There's a Way''' is a song, written by [[Glenn Yarbrough]] for the [[1980]] [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|animated movie ''The Return of the King'']]. It is considered camp by some, though not as campy as ''[[The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins]]'' by [[Leonard Nimoy]]. The title is a pun on the proverb "Where there's a will, there's a way" and the orc-driver's comment "Where there's a whip, there's a will"<ref>{{RK|Shadow}}</ref>. The tune and tone are very similar to ''[[Down, Down, To Goblin Town]]'', which had appeared in [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].  


The song is sung during the trip [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] make through [[Mordor]].
The song is sung during the trip [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] make through [[Mordor]].
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Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Left, right, left, right
Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Left, right, left, right, left
Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Left, right
 
The crack on the back says we're gonna fight
The crack on the back says we're gonna fight
We're gonna march all day and night and more
We're gonna march all day and night and more
For we are the slaves of the Dark Lord's war.
For we are the slaves of the Dark Lord's war.
Left, right, left, right, left, right


Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Where there's a whip, there's a way.
Where there's a whip...''[continues in second voice]''
We don't wanna go to war today!
We don't wanna go to war today!
But the Lord of the Lash says: "nay, nay, nay!"
We're gonna march all day, all day, all day!
Where there's a whip there's a way!
Left, right, left right!


''[scene of Frodo and Sam]''
''[scene of Frodo and Sam]''


We don't wanna go to war today
Where there's a whip!
We don't wanna go to war today!
But the Lord of the Lash says: "nay, nay, nay!"
But the Lord of the Lash says: "nay, nay, nay!"
We're gonna march all day, all day, all day!
We're gonna march all day, all day, all day!
Where there's a whip there's a way!
Where there's a whip there's a way!
Left, right, left right!
 
</poem>
</poem>


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ipvi1DhemhM Clip from the movie at YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQJS3Yv0Y Clip from the movie at YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljEzSRQn4eM World Without Sundays cover]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljEzSRQn4eM World Without Sundays cover]


[[Category:Songs (real-world)]]
[[Category:The Return of the King (1980 film) soundtrack]]
[[Category:Soundtracks]]
 
{{references}}

Revision as of 00:15, 3 October 2017

Where There's a Whip, There's a Way is a song, written by Glenn Yarbrough for the 1980 animated movie The Return of the King. It is considered camp by some, though not as campy as The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins by Leonard Nimoy. The title is a pun on the proverb "Where there's a will, there's a way" and the orc-driver's comment "Where there's a whip, there's a will"[1]. The tune and tone are very similar to Down, Down, To Goblin Town, which had appeared in The Hobbit (1977 film).

The song is sung during the trip Frodo and Sam make through Mordor.

Lyrics

Where there's a whip, there's a way.
Where there's a whip, there's a way.
Where there's a whip...[continues in second voice]

We don't wanna go to war today
But the Lord of the Lash says: "nay, nay, nay!"
We're gonna march all day, all day, all day!
Where there's a whip there's a way!

Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Left, right, left, right, left
Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Left, right

The crack on the back says we're gonna fight
We're gonna march all day and night and more
For we are the slaves of the Dark Lord's war.
Left, right, left, right, left, right

Where there's a whip, there's a way!
Where there's a whip, there's a way.
Where there's a whip...[continues in second voice]

We don't wanna go to war today!
But the Lord of the Lash says: "nay, nay, nay!"
We're gonna march all day, all day, all day!
Where there's a whip there's a way!
Left, right, left right!

[scene of Frodo and Sam]

Where there's a whip!
We don't wanna go to war today!
But the Lord of the Lash says: "nay, nay, nay!"
We're gonna march all day, all day, all day!
Where there's a whip there's a way!

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