Intro Verso 1: As I went up the hill To see the sisters three The only words that they could say Were "Soon they'll come for thee" As I went to the square To see my brothers hang The only words that they could say Were "Till we meet again" Ride away, ride away Baby we will ride Rest upon my shoulder Until the morning light Interlude 1 Verso 2: As I went to the church To let my soul be stilled The only words that I could hear Came echoing off the hills Refrain Ride away, ride away Baby we will ride Sleep upon my shoulder While the bullets 'round us fly Far away, far away Way out past the world Interlude 2 Ride away, ride away Baby we will ride Sleep upon my shoulder With a bullet in your side Far away, far away Way out past the world Outro