[1] Upon the bitter green she walked the [5] hills above the town
[1] Echo to her footsteps as [5] soft as eider down
[1] Waitin' for her master to [5] kiss away the tears
[4] Waitin' through the [5] years

[1] Bitter green they called her [4] walkin' in the [5] sun
[4] Lovin' every-[5]-one that she [1] met
Bitter green they called her [4] waitin' in the [5] sun
[4] Waitin' for some-[5]-one to take her [1] home

Some say he was a sailor who died away at sea
Some say he was a prisoner who never was set free
Lost upon the ocean he died there in the mist
Dreamin' of a kiss

But now that bitter green is gone the hills have turned to rust
There comes a weary stranger his tears fall in the dust
Knealin' by the churchyard in the autumn mist
Deamin' of a kiss