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  Songs and Verses, Primary literature
  The Road Goes Ever On, also known as The Old Walking Song, is a song by Bilbo Baggins while he would be on the road; verses of it are sung at various places in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
  The original version of the song is recited by Bilbo during his return journey to the Shire.[1]
  Bilbo recites another version of this song when he leaves the Shire for Rivendell.[2]
  Frodo recites a slightly different version of the previous verse (with only the word "eager" changed to "weary" in the fifth line) while on the way to Crickhollow with Sam and Pippin.[3]
  The last version of the song is recited by Bilbo in Rivendell after Frodo and the others have returned to their journey.[4]
  Parts of it are also sung in the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Gandalf in the opening scene. The first two lines are said by Bilbo as he leaves Bag End in the evening.
  Sections of the poem are sung in the 1977 animated movie version of The Hobbit.
  The Road Goes Ever On, taking its name from the above, is the title of a collection of sheet music by Donald Swann for poetry presented by Tolkien in his Middle-earth literature. It was first published in 1967.
  The second edition of The Road Goes Ever On, published in 1978, included the poem "Bilbo's Last Song". The third edition, published in 1993 and likely the last, comes with additional poetry and also a CD with recordings for the entire song cycle.
  Peter Jackson's films Edit
  Bilbo's second rendition of "The Road Goes Ever One" is sung by Gandalf the Grey and Bilbo in two different scenes of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Only the first two lines are clearly heard (put to a melody by Howard Shore) before their singing trails off or ends.
  "The Last Goodbye" Edit
  The song "The Last Goodbye" by actor Billy Boyd, the end credits song for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, seems to be inspired by the version of this song found in The Hobbit. The songs have a similar theme of returning home. Though some of the lyrics have been changed, of particular note are the lyrics:
  "Over hill and under tree Through lands where never light has shone By silver streams that run down to the sea: Which seems directly inspired by: "Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea;"