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 to the station house, he waited for 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 blue seas, a prisoner's life for him there'll be He knew that it would cost him dear, but yet he dare not say 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 blue seas, back in her arms he swear he'll be Over the hills and far away Over the hills and, over the ...