They came for him one winters night
Arrested he was bound
They said there'd been a robbery
His pistal had been found
They marched him to the station house
They waited for the dawn
and as they lead him to the dock
He knew that he'd been wronged
He stands accused of robbery
He heard the bailiff say
He knew without an aliby
Tommorws light would mourn his freedom
Over the hills and far away
For ten long years he'll count the days
Far from the mountains
A prisoners life for him there'll be
He kenw that it would cost him dear
But yet he dare not say
Where he had been that faithful night
A secret it must stay
He had to fight back tears of rage
His heart
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
Over the mountains and the 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 nioght within his prison cell
He looks out throug hthe bars
He reads the letters that she wrote
Over the hills and far away
She swears he will return one day
As sure as the rivers meet the seas
Back in his arms is where she'll be
Over the hills and far away
He swears he will return one day
Over the mountains and the seas
back in her arms is where he'll be
Over the hills and far away
She swears he will return one day
As sure as the rivers meet the seas
Back in his arms is where she'll be
Arrested he was bound
They said there'd been a robbery
His pistal had been found
They marched him to the station house
They waited for the dawn
and as they lead him to the dock
He knew that he'd been wronged
He stands accused of robbery
He heard the bailiff say
He knew without an aliby
Tommorws light would mourn his freedom
Over the hills and far away
For ten long years he'll count the days
Far from the mountains
A prisoners life for him there'll be
He kenw that it would cost him dear
But yet he dare not say
Where he had been that faithful night
A secret it must stay
He had to fight back tears of rage
His heart
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
Over the mountains and the 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 nioght within his prison cell
He looks out throug hthe bars
He reads the letters that she wrote
Over the hills and far away
She swears he will return one day
As sure as the rivers meet the seas
Back in his arms is where she'll be
Over the hills and far away
He swears he will return one day
Over the mountains and the seas
back in her arms is where he'll be
Over the hills and far away
She swears he will return one day
As sure as the rivers meet the seas
Back in his arms is where she'll be