Name: Over The Hills And Far Away
Duration: 3 min 48 s
Channel: Trad. Arr. World Tree Music
Description: "Over The Hills And Far Away" is a song by World Tree Music.

Over The Hills And Far Away

World Tree Music

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World Tree Music

World Tree Music is a journey into love, legend and mystery. A cool rippling stream of organic and electronic sound ... a collage of energetic rhythms; topped

World Tree is called 'Gnostic' folk/classical fusions where our music and songs, both ancient and modern are blended in a melting pot of traditional folk and classical music with rock, blues and Celtic influences. The music ranges from soft, ambient to excitement and rhythms with ethnic percussion. John (composition, guitars and virtual instruments) & Gretchen (voice, lyrics and melodies). We are joined by friends and excellent musicians...John Howitt supremem on bass and other guitars, Ade Powell (Djembe, other drums and percussion) and Pete Lowe (flute and soprano saxophone).

Song Info

Genre

Rock • Folk Rock

Charts

Peak #239

Peak in subgenre #11

Author

Trad. Arr. World Tree Music

Rights

World Tree Music Ltd.

Uploaded

December 06, 2016

Track Files

MP3

MP3 4.3 MB • 160 kbps • 3:48

Story behind the song

"Over the Hills and Far Away" is a traditional Scottish song, dating back to at least the late 17th century.   We use some of the original words mentioning Queen Anne.  It was a recruiting song and on th album goes with an instrumental drumming piece - "CallOf The Drum".

Lyrics

Over The Hills and Far Away
 
Hark! now the Drums beat up again,
For all true Soldiers Gentlemen,
Then let you list, and march I say,
Over the Hills and far away;

CHORUS:
Over the Hills and o'er the Main,
To Flanders, Portugal and Spain,
Queen Ann commands, and we'll obey,
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 o'er the Hills and far away;

CH: Over the Hills, &c.

Here's Forty Shillings on the Drum,
For those that Volunteers do come,
With Shirts, and Cloaths, and present Pay,
When o'er the Hills and far away;

CH: Over the Hills, &c.

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