Over the Hills and Far Away

A mix of verses from 1706 to the Sharpe’s TV series, 1993+

 

Chorus:

Over the Hills and O'er the Main,

To Flanders, Portugal and Spain,

Our  queen commands and we'll obey

Over the Hills and far away.

 

Hark! Now the drums beat up again,

For all true soldier gentlemen,

Then let us ‘list and march I say,

Over the hills and far away.

 

All gentlemen that have a mind,

To serve the Queen that’s good and kind,

Come ‘list and enter into pay,

Then over the hills and far away.

 

There's forty shillings on the drum,

For those that volunteers do come

With shirts, and clothes, and present pay,

Over the Hills and far away.

 

Then fall in lads behind the drum

With colours blazing like the sun.

Along the road to come what may

Over the hills and far away.

 

Come on then boys, and you shall see,

We every one shall captains be!

To whore and rant as well as they,

When over the hills and far away.

 

Mid smoke and fire and shot and shell,

And to the very walls of hell,

But we shall stand and we shall stay

Over the hills and far away

                 

When Evil stalks upon the land

I'll neither hold nor stay me hand

But fight to win a better day,

Over the hills and far away.

 

If I should fall to rise no more,

As many comrades did before,

Ask the pipes and drums to play

Over the hills and far away.

 

Though kings and tyrants come and go

A soldier's life is all I know

I'll live to fight another day

Over the hills and far away.

 

Let kings and tyrants come and go,

I'll stand adjudged by what I know.

A soldiers life I'll ne'er gainsay.

Over the hills and far away.

                                           

When duty calls me I must go

To stand and face another foe

But part of me will always stray

Over the hills and far away

 

If I should fall to rise no more

As many comrades did before

Then ask the fifes and drums to play

Over the hills and far away

 

Then fall in lads behind the drum

With colors blazing like the sun

Along the road to come what may

Over the hills and far away

 

 

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