On Top Of Old Smokey

[Verse 1]
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 On top of old Smokey all covered with snow
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 I lost my true lover for courting too slow

[Verse 2]
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 For courting's a pleasure and parting's a grief
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 And a false hearted lover is worse than a thief

[Verse 3]
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 For a thief will just rob you and take all your pay
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 But a false hearted lover will lead you to your grave

[Verse 4]
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 And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust
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 Not one boy in a hundred that a poor girl can trust

[Verse 5]
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 The'll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies
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 Than the crosswalks on the railroad and the stars in the sky

[Verse 6]
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 So come you young maidens and listen to me
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 Never place your affections on a green willow tree 

[Verse 7]
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 For the leaves will wither and the roots will die
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 You'll all be forsaken and you'll never know why


[Outro]
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 You'll all be forsaken and you'll never know why