ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY

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Song Title
ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY
Writers
Hays, Hellerman, Gilbert, Seeger
Publisher
Essex Music Benelux B.V.
% Publisher Controls
100
Territory Controlled
Luxembourg
Themes/Keywords
Grave, Knowledge, Loss, Nursery Rhyme, Rob, Sad, Snow, True Love
Lyrics
On Top Of Old Smoky all covered with snow I lost my true lover for courtin’ so slow (For Courtin’s a pleasure) For courtin’s a pleasure (Parting is grief) And parting is grief, (And a false-hearted lover) And a false-hearted lover (Is worse than a thief) Is worse than a thief. (A thief will just rob you)

A thief will just rob you (Take what you have) And take what you have, (But a false-hearted lover) But a false-hearted lover (Will lead you to the grave) Will lead you to the grave (And the grave will decay you) And the grave will decay you (Turn you to dust) And turn you to dust, (Not one boy in a hundred) Not one boy in a hundred (A poor girl can trust) A poor girl can trust

(They’ll hug you and kiss you) They’ll hug you and kiss you (And tell you more lies) and tell you more lies, (Then cross-ties on a railroad) Then cross-ties on a railroad (Or stars in the sky) Or stars in the sky.

(So come all you young maidens) Come all you young maidens (And listen to me) And listen to me, (Never place your affection) Never place your affection (On a green willow tree) On a green willow tree.

(The leaves they will wither) The leaves they will wither, (The roots they will die) The roots they will die, (You’ll all be forsaken) You’ll all be forsaken (And never know why) And never know why.

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