On Top of Old Smoky-Pete Seeger

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[ar:The Weavers]
[al:Classic Folk Songs - Vol. 8 - The Weavers]
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[00:00.00]On Top of Old Smoky - Pete Seeger
[00:03.25]On top of Old Smokey
[00:07.64]All covered with snow
[00:12.16]I lost my true lover
[00:16.60]For courtin' so slow
[00:19.03]For courting's a pleasure
[00:20.88]For courting's a pleasure
[00:24.30]But parting is grief
[00:25.30]But parting is grief
[00:27.68]And the false hearted lover
[00:29.51]And the false hearted lover
[00:32.48]Worse than a thief
[00:33.85]Is worse than a thief
[00:36.39]A thief will just rob you
[00:38.18]A thief will just rob you
[00:41.16]Take what you have
[00:42.36]And take what you have
[00:44.93]A false hearted lover
[00:46.63]But a false hearted lover
[00:49.58]Lead you to the grave
[00:50.99]Will lead you to the grave
[00:53.37]And the grave will decay you
[00:55.24]And the grave will decay you
[00:58.52]Turn you to dust
[00:59.47]And turn you to dust
[01:02.05]Not one boy in a hundred
[01:04.00]Not one boy in a hundred
[01:06.31]A poor girl can trust
[01:08.06]A poor girl can trust
[01:10.79]They'll hug you and kiss you
[01:12.24]They'll hug you and kiss you
[01:15.31]Tell you more lies
[01:16.52]And tell you more lies
[01:19.00]Than cross ties on a railroad
[01:20.77]Than the cross ties on a railroad
[01:23.74]Or stars in the sky
[01:25.06]Or stars in the sky
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[02:00.87]So come all you maidens
[02:03.02]Come all you young maidens
[02:06.38]And listen to me
[02:07.26]And listen to me
[02:09.82]Never place your affection
[02:11.27]Never place your affection
[02:14.27]On a green willow tree
[02:15.40]On a green willow tree
[02:17.97]The leaves
[02:19.12]They will wither
[02:19.72]For the leaves
[02:20.42]They will wither
[02:22.68]Roots they will die
[02:24.07]The roots they will die
[02:26.55]You'll all be forsaken
[02:28.25]You'll all be forsaken
[02:31.05]Never know why
[02:32.24]And never know why