Upon the bitter green she walked the hills above her town 

Echoed to her footsteps, as soft as eiderdown 

Waiting for her master to kiss away the tears 

Waiting through the years



Bitter green they called her walking in the sun 

Loving everyone that she met 

Bitter green they called her waiting in the sun 

Waiting for someone to take her 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 

Dreaming of her kiss



Bitter green they called her walking in the sun 

Loving everyone that she met 

Bitter green they called her waiting in the sun 

Waiting for someone to take her home



But now the bitter green has gone 

The hills have turned to rust 

There comes a weary stranger, his tears fall in the dust 

Kneeling by the church yard, in the Autumn mist 

Dreaming of her kiss



Bitter green they called her walking in the sun 

Loving everyone that she met 

Bitter green they called her waiting in the sun 

Waiting for someone to take her home



Upon the bitter green she walked the hills above her town 

Echoed to her footsteps, as soft as eiderdown 

Waiting for her master to kiss away the tears 

Waiting through the years



Bitter green they called her walking in the sun 

Loving everyone that she met 

Bitter green they called her waiting in the sun 

Waiting for someone to take her home