Bitter Green

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[00:00.45] Upon the Bitter Green she was [00:11.86] The hills above the town [00:13.81] Echoed to the footsteps [00:16.45] As soft as eider down [00:18.45] Waiting for her master [00:20.83] To kiss away her tears [00:23.28] Waiting through the years [00:25.74] Bitter Green they called her [00:28.29] Walking in the sun [00:30.52] Loving everyone that she met [00:34.24] Bitter Green they called her [00:38.18] Waiting in the sun [00:40.45] Waiting for someone to take her hand [00:44.63] Some say he was a sailor [00:47.83] Who died away at sea [00:50.28] Some say he was a prisoner [00:52.75] Who never was set free [00:55.15] Lost upon the ocean [00:57.67] He died there in the mist [00:59.92] Dreaming of a kiss [01:02.41] Bitter Green they called her [01:05.11] Walking in the sun [01:07.34] Loving everyone that she met [01:10.96] Bitter Green they called her [01:14.92] Waiting in the sun [01:17.22] Waiting for someone to take her home. Musical Interlude [01:20.83] But now, that Bitter Green is gone [01:35.01] The hills have turned to rust [01:37.07] There comes a weary stranger [01:39.42] His tears fall in the dust [01:41.93] Kneeling by the churchyard [01:44.33] In the autumn mist [01:46.78] Dreaming of a kiss [01:49.35] Bitter Green they called her [01:51.99] Walking in the sun [01:54.24] Loving everyone that she met [01:57.89] Bitter Green they called her [02:01.77] Waiting in the sun [02:04.08] Waiting for someone to take her hand [02:07.78] Bitter Green they called her [02:11.60] Walking in the sun [02:14.03] Loving everyone that she met [02:17.67] Bitter Green they called her [02:21.67] Waiting in the sun [02:24.06] Waiting for someone [02:26.01] To take her hand [02:31.84]