Key: C
Genre: Children
Harp Type: Diatonic
On Top Of Old Smokey(full)
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On top of old Smo – key, all cov – ered with snow
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I lost my true lov-er, from court-ing too slow.
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Now court-ing is pleas-ure, and part-ing is grief,
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And a false heart-ed lov-er is worse than a thief.
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A thief will just rob you, and take what you have
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A false heart-ed lov-er will lead you to the grave
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The grave will de-cay you, and turn you to dust
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Not one boy in a hun-dred a poor girl can trust
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They hug you and kiss you, and tell you more lies
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Than cross-ties on the rail-road, or stars in the sky
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So come all young maid-ens, and list-en to me
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Ne-ver place your af-fect-ions on a green will-ow tree
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The leaves they will whit-her, the roots they will die
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You’ll all be for-sa-ken, and nev-er know why.
Lyrics
On top of old smokey all covered with snow
I lost my true lover for courting too slow
For courting’s a pleasure and parting’s a grief
And a false hearted lover is worse than a thief
For a thief will just rob you and take all you save
But a false hearted lover will lead you to the grave
And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust
Not one girl in a hundred a poor boy can trust
They’ll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies
Than cross lines on a railroad or…
