ye boys and girls that have a mind to leave your troubles far behind enlist and take a soldiers pay go over the hills and far away we ll fight in dry afghanistan to keep the peace in foreign lands learn the real soldiers way go over the hills and far away come and join the infantry where the real soldiers fight you ll see our comrades we will not betray over the hills and far away it s safe at home we d rather stay watch our children grow and play we owe the crown so now we ll pay we re over the hills and far away over the hills we ll march today and the queen has called so we obey we ll stand our ground and here we ll stay over the hills and far away the politicians sleep at night while out here we will stand and fight english french we re brothers all remember us if here we fall over the hills we ll march today and the queen has called so we obey we ll stand our ground and here we ll stay over the hills and far away over the hills we ll march today and the queen has called so we obey we ll stand our ground and here we ll stay over the hills and far away 