THE HILLS BEHIND MY  OLD HOMETOWN

Music: Trad.       Lyrics: Michael M. Jung

 

THERES AN OLD BIG TREE AT THE EDGE OF TOWN

THAT LEADS YOU TO THE FOGGY HILLS

THERSE A DUSTY PATH  FULL OF ANCIENT FERN

AND THE GRAS IS GROWING WILD AND FREE

 

THE MIST IS RISING UP AT DAWN

AND THE FAIRYS CLEAN THEIR WINGS

ALL LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONS START

IN THE HILLS BEHIND MY OLD HOMETOWN

 

YES I STILL REMEMBER THE GLOOMY NIGHT

WHEN THE WOOLVES COME OUT OF THE DARK

AND  I ALWAY HEAR MY SISTERS CRY

WHEN THEY TOOK HER INTO THE NIGHT

 

WHEN I’M SITTING NOW BEHIND THAT TREE

AND WATCH THE CROWS PASS BY

ALL I HOPE IS THAT MY SISTER LIVES

IN HILLS BEHIND MY OLD HOMETOWN

 

AND I ‘M WAITING FOR THE DAY TO COME

THAT I’M OLD ENOUGH TO LEAVE MY TOWN

I WILL STAND MY FEARS AND WALK THAT PATH

TILL THE DAY I’LL HOLD MY SISTERS HAND

 

WHILE I CLOSE MY EYES AND FEEL THE WIND

I HEAR MY MOTHERS VOICE

HURRY UP MY LITTLE BOY THE DARKNESS COMES

FROM THE HILLS BEHIND MY OLD HOMETOWN