Over The Hills (Original)

 Over The Hills (Original Version)

This is the original version of the traditional song, as made famous by Sharpe.

Here's forty shillings on the drum

For those who volunteer to come,

To 'list and fight the foe today

Over the Hills and far away

CHORUS

O'er the hills and o'er the main

Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain

King George commands and we obey

Over the hills and far away

Chorus

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

<p style="text-align: center;">Chorus

<p style="text-align: center;">If I should fall to rise no more

<p style="text-align: center;">As many comrades did before

<p style="text-align: center;">Then ask the fifes and drums to play

<p style="text-align: center;">Over the hills and far away

<p style="text-align: center;">Chorus

<p style="text-align: center;">Then fall in lads behind the drum

<p style="text-align: center;">With colours blazing like the sun

<p style="text-align: center;">Along the road to come what may

<p style="text-align: center;">Over the hills and far away

<p style="text-align: center;">Chorus

<p style="text-align: center;">Through smoke and fire and shot and shell,

<p style="text-align: center;">And to the very walls of hell,

<p style="text-align: center;">But we shall stand and we shall stay

<p style="text-align: center;">Over the hills and far away

<p style="text-align: center;">Chorus

<p style="text-align: center;">When Evil stalks upon the land

<p style="text-align: center;">I'll neither hold nor stay me hand

<p style="text-align: center;">But fight to win a better day,

<p style="text-align: center;">Over the hills and far away

<p style="text-align: center;">Chorus

<p style="text-align: center;">Though kings and tyrants come and go

<p style="text-align: center;">A soldier's life is all I know

<p style="text-align: center;">I'll live to fight another day

<p style="text-align: center;">Over the hills and far away

<p style="text-align: center;">Chorus