| lyrics here....... They came for him one winter's night. - Arrested, he was bound. They said there'd been a robbery, - His pistol had been found. They marched him to the station house, - He waited for the dawn. And as they led him to the dock, - He knew that he'd been wronged. "You stand accused of robbery," - He heard the bailiff say. He knew without an alibi, - Tomorrow's trial would mourn his freedom. Over the hills and far away, - For ten long years he'll count the days. Over the mountains and blue seas, - A prisoner's life for him there'll be. He knew that it would cost him dear, - But yet he dare not say. Where he had been that fateful night, - A secret it must stay. He had to fight back tears of rage. - His heartbeat like a drum. For with the wife of his best friend, - He spent his final night of freedom. Over the hills and far away, - He swears he will return one day. Far from the mountains and blue seas, - Back in her arms is where he'll be. Over the hills and far away. - Over the hills and, over the hills and, Over the hills and far away. - Each night within his prison cell, He looks out through the bars. - He reads the letters that she wrote. One day he'll know the taste of freedom. - Over the hills and far away, She prays he will return one day. - As sure as the rivers reach the seas, Back in his arms he swears she'll be. - Over the hills and far away, He swears he will return one day. - Far from the mountains and blue seas, Back in her arms is where he'll be ... |
