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| On top of old smokey On top of old smokey All covered with snow I lost my true lover By courtin' so slow For courting's a pleasure But parting is grief And a false-hearted lover Is worse than a thief 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 Turn you to dust Not one boy in a hundred A poor girl can trust How True They hug you and kiss you Tell you more lies Than cross ties on the railroad Or stars in the sky So come all you young maidens And listen to me Never place your affections On a green willow tree For the leaves they will whither The roots will die You'll all be forsaken And never know why |