The greatest friend I have in life
Has brought me here to dwell
Awhile among your green, green hills
And by the watery well

The water from that wondrous well
Has made my eyes to see
And loosed my tongue to sing with joy
That such a friend can be

The greatest friend I have in life
Was hidden long from me
Above the mountains, cold and wide
Beneath the sacred tree

That sacred tree whose bark I touched
Whose leaves did tell to me
The ancient tales that made me sure
My friend would come to me

My greatest friend a song has given
To sing where I may go
To sing among the green, green hills
And where the waters flow

The waters from that wondrous well
That make my eyes to see
And make my mind to ever show
My greatest friend to me