There's a village by the seaside
It's the village I was born
Lives a lovely girl named Silver
By the colour of her hair
Yes, we used to play together
By the harbour and the beach
Yes, we used to sing together
With the people in the church

All the older people smiled
When we were walkin' down the streets
Yes, they said that I was born for you
And you were born for me
But my heart was always restless
And the village much too small
So I left my home and friends
And kissed goodbye my Silver girl

Silver, silver is her hair
Silver was the love we sharin'
Silver, silver now I see
That your love was gold for me

Yes, I saw so many cities
And I loved so many girls
But no one was there more pretty
Than my lovely Silver girl
Too much songs and too much wine
I spend my life without regrets
But I always shed a tear
When I think of the love we had

Silver, silver is her hair
Silver was the love we sharin'
Silver, silver now I see
That your love was gold for me

I wasn't there when you needed me most of all
I wasn't there on your wedding day, I did not call
I wasn't there at the day that your first child was born
But believe me, baby, I think about you some time

Silver, silver is her hair
Silver was the love we sharin'
Silver, silver now I see
That your love was gold for me