Come By The Hills (rough cut) (Patreon)

It's amazing to research songs these days. Here, I thought "Come By The Hills" was a traditional Scottish song. It's not. It was written by W. Gordon Smith and set to an Irish air.

Oh well. It's a beautiful song. So I started working up a basic arrangement. I played it in the latest live Pub Songs Podcast, Celtic Music for Arbor Day.

Here is the MP3 for you to exclusively enjoy. It's a rough mix. One day maybe I'll make an official release. But as for now....

Come By The Hills

"Come By The Hills" lyrics W. Gordon Smith, music traditional Irish tune "Buachaill o'n Éirne Mé"

[D]Come by the[G] hills to the[A] land where[G] fancy is [D]free

And[D] stand where the[G] peaks meet the[D] sky and the[G] lochs meet the[A] sea

Where the[D] rivers run clear and the[G] bracken is[D] gold in the[A] sun

Ah, the[D] cares of to-[G]morrow can[A] wait 'til[G] this day is[D] done

Oh, come by the hills to the land where life is a song

And sing while the birds fill the air with their joy all day long

Where the trees sway in time and even the wind sings in tune

Ah, the cares of to-morrow can wait 'til this day is done

Come by the hills to the land where legend re-mains

Where stories of old fill the heart and may yet come a-gain

Where our past has been lost and the future has still to be won

Ah, the cares of to-morrow can wait 'til this day is done.

?Repeat the first verse.