On Top of Old Smokey Songtext
von Pete Seeger

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 what you have
But a false hearted lover will lead you to the grave
And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust


Not one boy in a hundred a poor girl can trust
They′ll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies
Than cross lines on a railroad or stars in the skies

So come all you young maidens and listen to me
Never place your affections on a green willow tree
For the leaves they will wither and the roots they will die
You'll all be forsaken and never know why

On top of old smokey all covered with snow
I lost my true lover for courting too slow