On Top Of Old Smoky-The Weavers

[ti:On Top of Old Smokey] [ar:The Weavers] [al:Classic Folk Songs - Vol. 8 - The Weavers] [by:] [offset:0] [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