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 till 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 light would mourn his freedom

Over the hills and far away

For ten long years he'll count the days

Over the mountains and the seas

A prisoner's life for him there'll be

He knew that it would cost him dear

But yet he dare not say

Just where he'd been that fateful night

A secret it must stay

He had to fight back tears of rage

His heart beat 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 the seas

Back in her arms again 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 again she'll be

Over the hills and far away

He swears he will return one day

As sure as the river reach the seas

Back in his arms is where she'll be

Over the hills and far away

She prays he will return one day

As sure as the rivers reach the sea

Back in her arms is where he'll be

Over the hills

Over the hills and far away

Over the hills

Over the hills and far away