Over the Hills and Far Away - British Soldier Song

"Over the Hills and Far Away" is a traditional British song, dating back to at least the late 17th century. One version was published in Thomas D'Urfey's Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy; a very different one appeared in George Farquhar's 1706 play The Recruiting Officer. A version also appears in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera of 1728.

The words have changed over the years. The only consistent element in early versions is the title line and the tune. D'Urfey's and Gay's versions both refer to lovers, while Farquhar's version refers to fleeing overseas to join the army. The tune was provided with another set of lyrics for the British Sharpe television series of the 1990s, based on Farquhar's version.

Performed by Brian Gulland.

The painting is "The March of the Guards to Finchley" by William Hogarth, 1750.

[Jacobite_Charlie]

nice, this is my first time hearing this of the song

[BritishRoyalist]

This beat goes so hard we ran Ney out of Spain using it

[Cicero]

Lovely tune, I was nuked off youtube btw