On Top of Old Smokey

Cat. #1187 (MFH #823) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on August 31, 1971

VERSE 1
On top of old Smokey
All covered with snow
I lost my true lover
By courting to slow

VERSE 2
Courintg is a pleasure
But parting is a grief
An' a false hearted lover
Is worst than a thief

VERSE 3
For a thief will rob you
An' take what you give
But a false hearted lover
Will lead you to your grave

VERSE 4
Th grave will decay
An' turn you to dust
Show me a boy
That a poor girl can trust

VERSE 5
For, they'll hug an' they'll kiss you
An' tell you more lies
That th crossties on a railroad
Or th stars in th sky

VERSE 6
Come all you young girls
An' listen to me
Don't place your reflectioin
On a green growin' tree

VERSE 7
For, th leaves they will wither
An' th roots will decay
An' a false hearted lover
Will soon fade away

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