Cat. #1220 (MFH #823) - As sung by Mrs. Claudie Richardson and Glenda Sue Richardson, Mountain View, Arkansas on August 31, 1971
VERSE 1
On top of ole Smokey
All covered with snow
I lost my true lover
While courting to slow
VERSE 2
A courtings a pleasure
An' flirting a grief
But a false hearted lover
Is worse than a thief
VERSE 3
For, a thief he will rob you
And take what you have
But a false hearted lover
Will send you to your grave
VERSE 4
Th grave will decay you
An' turn it to dust
Not one boy in a hundred
A poor girl can trust
VERSE 5
They'll hug you an' kiss you
An' tell you more lies
Then th cross ties on a rairoad
Or stars in th sky
VERSE 6
Come all you young maidens
An' listen to me
Never place your affection
On a green willow tree
VERSE 7
Th leaves, they will wither
Th roots, they will die
You'll always be saken
An' never know why