[ti:On Top of Old Smokey]
[ar:The Weavers]
[al:Classic Folk Songs - Vol. 8 - The Weavers]
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[00:00.00]On Top of Old Smoky - The Weavers
[00:03.13]On top of Old Smokey
[00:07.52]All covered with snow
[00:12.03]I lost my true lover 
[00:16.47]For courtin' so slow
[00:18.90]For courting's a pleasure 
[00:20.75]For courting's a pleasure
[00:24.17]But parting is grief 
[00:25.17]But parting is grief
[00:27.55]And the false hearted lover 
[00:29.38]And the false hearted lover
[00:32.35]Worse than a thief 
[00:33.72]Is worse than a thief
[00:36.26]A thief will just rob you 
[00:38.05]A thief will just rob you
[00:41.03]Take what you have 
[00:42.23]And take what you have
[00:44.80]A false hearted lover 
[00:46.50]But a false hearted lover
[00:49.45]Lead you to the grave 
[00:50.86]Will lead you to the grave
[00:53.24]And the grave will decay you 
[00:55.11]And the grave will decay you
[00:58.39]Turn you to dust 
[00:59.34]And turn you to dust
[01:01.92]Not one boy in a hundred 
[01:03.87]Not one boy in a hundred
[01:06.18]A poor girl can trust 
[01:07.93]A poor girl can trust
[01:10.66]They'll hug you and kiss you 
[01:12.11]They'll hug you and kiss you
[01:15.18]Tell you more lies 
[01:16.39]And tell you more lies
[01:18.87]Than cross ties on a railroad 
[01:20.64]Than the cross ties on a railroad
[01:23.61]Or stars in the sky 
[01:24.93]Or stars in the sky
[01:26.53]
[02:00.74]So  come all you maidens 
[02:02.89]Come all you young maidens
[02:06.25]And listen to me 
[02:07.13]And listen to me
[02:09.69]Never place your affection 
[02:11.14]Never place your affection
[02:14.14]On a green willow tree 
[02:15.27]On a green willow tree
[02:17.84]The leaves 
[02:18.99]They will wither 
[02:19.59]For the leaves 
[02:20.29]They will wither
[02:22.55]Roots they will die 
[02:23.94]The roots they will die
[02:26.42]You'll all be forsaken 
[02:28.12]You'll all be forsaken
[02:30.92]Never know why 
[02:32.11]And never know why