On Top of Old Smokey

[Verse 1]
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  On top of old Smokey all covered with snow
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  I lost my true lover for courting too slow
 
 [Verse 2]
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  For courting's a pleasure and parting's a grief
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  And a false hearted lover is worse than a thief
 
 [Verse 3]
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  For a thief will just rob you and take all your pay
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  But a false hearted lover will lead you to your grave
 
 [Verse 4]
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  And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust
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  Not one boy in a hundred that a poor girl can trust
 
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  The'll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies
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  Than the crosswalks on the railroad and the stars in the sky
 
 [Verse 6]
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  So come you young maidens and listen to me
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  Never place your affections on a green willow tree 
 
 [Verse 7]
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  For the leaves will wither and the roots will die
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  You'll all be forsaken and you'll never know why
 
 
 [Outro]
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  You'll all be forsaken and you'll never know why