On Top Of Old Smokey

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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.