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They came for him one winter's night. |
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Arrested, he was bound. |
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They said there'd been a robbery,his pistol had been found. |
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They marched him to the station house,he waited for the dawn. |
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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. |
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He knew without an alibi,tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom. |
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Over the hills and far away,for ten long years he'll count the days. |
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Over the mountains and the seas,a prisoner's life for him there'll be. |
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He knew that it would cost him dear,but yet he dare not say. |
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Where he had been that fateful night,a secret it must stay. |
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He had to fight back tears of rage. |
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His heart beat like a drum. |
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For with the wife of his best friend,he spent his final night of freedom. |
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Over the hills and far away,he swears he will return one day. |
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Far from the mountains and the seas,back in her arms again he'll be. |
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Over the hills and far away. |
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Over the hills and,over the hills and,over the hills and far away. |
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Each night within his prison cell,he looks out through the bars. |
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He reads the letters that she wrote. |
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One day he'll know the taste of freedom. |
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Over the hills and far away,she prays he will return one day. |
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As sure as the rivers reach the seas,back in his arms again she'll be. |
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Over the hills and far away,he swears he will return one day. |
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Far from the mountains and the seas,back in her arms again he'll be. |
