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.
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