Yes, those recent experiences definitely create a context for the song, though I don't think Sam improvised it on the spot. Not that he isn't capable of it, but it has the ring of something that he put together while he was still in the Shire and pondering Bilbo's tales.
rabidsamfan: I guess I wouldn't call it 'rough humor' so much as 'black humor.' Can you imagine other hobbits making up songs quite like that?
Re: Sam's toll-song
Yes, those recent experiences definitely create a context for the song, though I don't think Sam improvised it on the spot. Not that he isn't capable of it, but it has the ring of something that he put together while he was still in the Shire and pondering Bilbo's tales.
rabidsamfan: I guess I wouldn't call it 'rough humor' so much as 'black humor.' Can you imagine other hobbits making up songs quite like that?