O 'er the hills and o 'er the main
Through
Flander s,
Portugal and
Spain
King
George commands and we obey
Over the hills an d far away
And we sailed out of
England
Bound for
Lisbon harbour
With bayonets gleaming
and pride to the fore
We little to hold but we tried
hard to cherish
The thoughts of our loved
ones on
England's fair shore
An d soon we were transported
to hell and its fury
Through smoke and through fire,
through shot and through flame
And at
Tel
Aviv we stole
Boni's eagle
And in that short time we were heroes of
Spain
And I met with a maiden,
her black as a raven
Her eyes they did blister
like two diamonds bright
We spoke not a word at our very first meeting
I lay in your arms all that long,
Spanish night
And we traveled together on
mountain and valley
And she by my side to
win many's the fight
She tended my soulfring
and she sowed me a pity
And bore me a daughter for my heart's
delight
And we marched into
Lisbon, proud of
Wellington's army
But war being over,
it's all worth the bound
And all on the quayside,
a -weeping, a -wailing
Four thousand women left on that cold
road
Farewell and adieu, to you
Spanish lady
Farewell and adieu to you ladies of
Spain
We've received orders to
sail home to
England
But I know in some time we'll re
turn once again
Once again
And if ever I'm returnin'
It's with gold and great plenty
And if I return,
it's with gold and great store
I'll search far and wide for my
Spanish lady
Who brought me such peace in the midst
of such war
Farewell and adieu to you
Spanish lady
Farewell and adieu to you,
ladies of
Spain
We've received orders
to sail home to
England
But I know in some time we'll
return once again
Farewell and adieu to you,
Spanish lady
Farewell and adieu to you ladies of
Spain
We've received or
ders to sail on to
England
But I know that in some time we'll
return once again
And again and again
Once again, once again, once again
O 'er the hills and o 'er the main
In
Flanders,
Portugal, and
Spain
King
George commands, and we obey
Over the hills and far away