He followed us to the gates of hell and way beyond
he was one us belonged to us
and we all owe Merry

a fine young man a dear old friend
a clever tongue strong and fair
in joy and sorrow in good and bad
not today it's all in the past

he followed us to the gates of hell and way beyond
he was one of us belonged to us and never broke the bond
he turned it all around and never let us down
we called him Merry
our Merry

from dusk till dawn to the moon and back
bright and brave and a lot of fun
from the deepest pit to the highest peak
he kept us close but now he's gone

he followed us to the gates of hell and way beyond
he was one of us belonged to us and never broke the bond
he turned it all around and never let us down
we all owe Merry
he was one of us and here's to Merry