Far away over the sea   There's a river that's calling to me   That river she runs all around   The place that I call my hometown      There's a valley on the side of the hill   And flowers on an old windowsill   A familiar old picture it seems   And I'll go there tonight in my dreams      Where it's green in the summer   And gold in the fall   Her eyes are as blue   As the sky I recall      Far away over the sea   There's a place at the table for me   Where laughter and music abound   Just waiting there in my hometown      The river she freezes   When there's snow on the ground   And the children can slide   To the far side of town      Far away far away me   Hung up on a sweet memory   I'm lost and I wish I were found   In the arms of my darlin' hometown      With the evening sun sittin'   On the top of the hill   And the mockingbird answering   The old chapel bell      Far away over the sea   My heart is longing to be   And I wish I could lay myself down   In the arms of my darlin' hometown