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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 for 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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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 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 he swears he'll be. |
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Over the hills and far away. |
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Over the hills and, |
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over the hills and, |
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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 he swears 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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Far from the mountains and the seas, |
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back in her arms he swears he'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 his arms is where she'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. |