over the hills and far away
she prays he will return someday
over the hills and far away
he sits inside his prison cell today
war was upon them he had to go
fight for his country his pride to show
as he left she screamed please no
somehow she knew he would not come home
over the hills and far away
she prays he will return someday
over the hills and far away
he sits inside his prison cell today
when he was injured his army left him
the enemy saw and so they took him
into a prison cell they threw him
nobody knew she cried for him
over the hills and far away
she prays he will return some day
over the hills and far away
he sits inside his prison cell today
she caught a dove and gave it a kiss
and told it to tell him how much hes missed
she threw it in the air and made a wish
that the dove would carry him her kiss
over the hills and far away
she prays he will return someday
over the hills and far away
he sits inside his prison cell today
the dove flew on by the light of the moon
it hoped to reach the prison soon
it started to whistle a little tune
but a hunter shot it by the light of the moon
over the hills and far away
she prays he will return someday
over the hills and far away
he sits inside his prison cell today
so in the prison cell he sits
alone and cold in the dark pit
not one match can be lit
so in the musty room he sits
over the hills and far away
she prays he will return someday
over the hills and far away
he sits inside his prison cell today
she cannot wait another day
she cries and cries and fades away
the enemies will have to pay
she will haunt them until their last day
over the hills and far away
she prays he will return some day
over the hills and far away
he sits inside his prison cell today
over the hills and far away
she hikes the hills and fades away
over the hills and far away
he died inside his prison cell . . .
