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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,
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his pistol had been found.
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They marched him to the station house,
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he waited till the dawn.
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And as they led him to the dock,
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he knew that he'd been wronged.
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You stand accused of robbery,
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he heard the bailiff say.
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He knew without an alibi
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tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom.
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Over the hills and far away,
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for ten long years he'll count the days.
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Over the mountains and the seas,
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a prisoner's life for him there'll be.
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He knew that it would cost him dear,
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but yet he dare not say.
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Just where he had been that fateful night,
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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,
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he'd spent his final night of freedom.
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Over the hills and far away,
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he swears he will return one day.
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Far from the mountains and the seas,
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back in her arms again he'll be.
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Over the hills and far away.
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Each night within his prison cell,
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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,
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she prays he will return one day.
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As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
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back in his arms again she'll be.
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Over the hills and far away,
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he swears he will return one day.
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As sure as the river reach the sea,
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back in his arms is where she'll be.
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Over the hills and far away,
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she prays he will return one day.
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As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
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back in her arms is where he'll be.
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Over the hills.
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Over the hills and far away.
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Over the hills.
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Over the hills and far away.
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OVER THE HILLS and FAR
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| Gary Moore |
