He fetched his guitar down from the horse and sang: ' 'Go saddle me my good gray steed The brown is not so speedy And I'll go racin' 'crost the moor To overtake my lady.

Thus it came to pass that when the king set out, before Dernhelm sat Meriadoc the hobbit, and the great grey steed Windfola made little of the burden; for Dernhelm was less in weight than many men, though lithe and well-knit in frame.

To proceed then:-- "Our hero, being anxious to continue his journey, and learning that it would be some time before any conveyance would be ready, determined to push on alone mounted on his gallant grey steed.

(6) (9) So it was that when the king set forth again before Grimhelm sat Meriadoc the hobbit, and his great grey steed made little of the burden, for Grimhelm was less in build than most of the guard though lithe and well-knit in shape.

And suddenly, several mounted British officers appeared, moving toward the gray steed.

His gray steed, complete with its original 500-year-old leather reins, rears above the ferocious dragon, which lies on its back on the ground, long, curled tail and clawed feet in midair.

Now, the sun was setting, and they were all going slowly up a hill, the Prince's horse very fresh and all the other horses very weary, when a strange rider mounted on a grey steed appeared at the top of the hill, and waved his hat.

And the youth pricked forth upon a steed with head dappled gray, four winters old, firm of limb, with shell-formed hoofs, having a bridle of linked gold on his head, and upon him a saddle of costly gold.

High ho, Silver...spurring on his grey steed, Silver.