Bitter Green Lyrics - Gord's Gold - Gordon Lightfoot

Upon the bitter green she walked the hills above the town 

Echoed to her footsteps as soft as eiderdown 

Waiting for her master to kiss away her 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 a 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 is gone the hills have turned to rust 

There comes a weary stranger whose tears fall in the dust 

Kneeling by the churchyard in the autumn mist 

Dreaming of a 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 

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