ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY

 

On Top of Old Smoky

^(C) On  top of old ^F Smoky,
all covered with ^C snow,
I lost my true ^G7 lover
from courting too ^C slow.

 

1. On top of old Smoky,
all covered with snow,
I lost my true lover
from courting too slow.

2. Though courting’s a pleasure
and parting is grief,
a false-hearted lover
is worse than a thief.

3. For a thief will just rob
you and take what you have,
but a false-hearted lover
will lead you to the grave.

4. The grave will decay you
and turn you to dust,
not one boy in a thousand
a poor girl can trust.

5. He’ll hug you and kiss you
and tell you more lies,
than cross-ties on a railroad
or stars in the skies.