While the John Tams version of 'Over the Hills and Far Away' is based on George Farquhar's version of the song, popularized in his play 'The Recruiting Officer' from 1706, Thomas D'Urfey wrote at least 2 earlier versions of lyrics for 'Over the Hills and Far Away', one for his play 'The Campaigners' (1698) and another for his 'Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy'. The 'Campaigners' versions was never actually included in the final draft of the play, but became known as a song of its own, 'The Distracted Jockey's Lamentations', which talks about a beautiful, blonde and unfaithful wife ('Jenny fair'), mirroring Jane in the movie. ('Although she promised to be true/ she proven has, alas, unkind/ Which gars poor Jockey often rue/ that ever he loved a fickle mind/ 'Tis over the hills and far way.../ The wind has blown my plaid away). Sharpe has been faithful to his wife, despite numerous opportunities to the contrary. It is only after he hears from Harper about Jane's infidelity that he goes to see Lucille.
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