THE WORLD’S END.

The clouds are high and the skies are wide

(It’s a weary way to the world’s end).

I hear the wind upon a hillside

(Over the hills, away).

Over the hills and over the sea

(It’s a weary way to the world’s end).

The woman alone is a-calling me

(Over the hills, away).

Beyond the rim of the rising moon

(It’s a weary way to the world’s end).

He’s back too late who starts too soon

(Over the hills, away).

He’s wise, and he laughs who loves to roam

(It’s a weary way to the world’s end);

He’s wise and he cries the when he comes home

(Over the hills, away).

Woman alone, and all alone

(It’s a weary way to the world’s end).

I’ll just be sitting at home, my own,

The world’s a weary way.