Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) D G There once was a troll held in highest esteem D G For his manner was kind and his fungus did gleam Bm D The ballad of old Flemmingrad Bm A Bm A Beloved by each troll girl and ev'ry troll lad D G They gifted him berries and moss cake and stew D G He gobbled with zeal as he zealously grew Bm D To such a large old Flemmingrad G A Bm He always felt full and for that, he was glad G D They loved to watch him roll, roll, roll G D A With laughter, he would roll, roll
D G Then one winter's day, humans crept up so fast D G The trolls had to roll through a tight mountain pass Bm D But dear old giant Flemmingrad G Bm A He tried to go through, but got stuck just a tad D G The people were frightened and pulled out a sword D G So, Flemmy, he blended right into the fjord Bm D The ballad of old Flemmingrad G A Bm A He never got out, and for that we are sad Wedged...but not forgotten G D For Flemmy couldn't roll, roll, roll G D A Oh, Flemmy, won't you roll, roll Bm F#m And that's why we have this tradition Bm Em Every December we all gather 'round D G To pay our respects to a troll so renowned Bm D In remembrance of the friend we had G A Bm A A jolly old soul we called Flemmingrad D G We all dig deep down and we uproot the past D G We shove up its nostrils a fist full of grass Bm D In resemblance of the dear old lad G Gm We forged a mold of Flemmingrad Em F#m Gm D We shape his likeness, bless his soul G A D Em E D Oh, Flemmy the fungus troll