On Top of Old Smoky is a traditional United States folk song that was made popular by The Weavers. Their recording helped the song reach the pop music charts in 1951. One of the earliest versions of On Top of Old Smoky was penned by English folklorist Cecil Sharp. Old Smoky is a mountain somewhere in the southern Appalachian mountain range.
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On Top of Old Smoky for Easy Piano
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Lyrics for ‘On Top of Old Smoky’
On top of old smokey.
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 all you save
But a false hearted lover will lead you to the grave
And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust
Not one girl in a hundred a poor boy 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 your 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.
Parody for ‘On Top of Old Smoky’
On top of Old Smokey,
All covered with sand,
I shot my school teacher,
With an old rubber band.
I shot her with pleasure,
I shot her with pride,
For I couldn’t miss her,
She was forty feet wide.
She run out and catched me,
Throwed me ‘cross her knee,
But in the seat of my britches,
I had my old Geography.
She reached for her ruler,
And took a swipe at me,
She missed old Kentucky,
But she hit Tennessee.
Video for ‘On Top of Old Smoky’
Watch a performance of On Top of Old Smoky by Burl Ives on YouTube.com.
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