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Intro

Far away over the sea

 There's a river that's calling to me

 That river she runs all around

 The place that I call my hometown

 There's a valley on the side of the hill

 And flowers on an old windowsill

 A familiar old picture it seems

 And I'll go there tonight in my dreams

 Where it's green in the summer

 And gold in the fall

 Her eyes are as blue

 As the sky I recall

Far away over the sea

 There's a place at the table for me

 Where laughter and music abound

 Just waiting there in my hometown

 The river she freezes

 When there's snow on the ground

 And the children can slide

 To the far side of town

(Repeat Intro)

Far away far away me

Hung up on a sweet memory

 I'm lost and I wish I were found

 In the arms of my darlin' hometown

 With the evening sun sittin'

 On the top of the hill

 And the mockingbird answering

 The old chapel bell

Far away over the sea

 My heart is longing to be

 And I wish I could lay myself down

 In the arms of my darlin' hometown