Pd... Musik & Lyrik: Unknown {traditional folk ballad of USA} ...Pd.
Arrange: Pete Seeger (The Weavers)...Pd.
Pd... ®Cv1Rec1951; Us Bb#2, Cb#1(May19:1+1w). ...Pd.
Pd... On top of Old Smokey,
All covered with snow,
I lost my true lover,
For courting too slow.
Pd... For courting's a pleasure,
But parting is grief,
And a false-hearted lover,
Is worse than a thief.
Pd... A thief will just rob you,
And take what you have,
But a false-hearted lover,
Will lead you to your grave.
Pd... The grave will decay you,
And turn you to dust,
Not one boy in a hundred
A poor girl can trust.
Pd... They'll hug you and kiss you,
And tell you more lies,
Than crossties on a railroad,
Or stars in the sky.
Pd... So come ye young maidens,
And listen to me,
Never place your affection
In a green willow tree.
Pd... For the leaves they will wither,
The roots they will die,
And you'll be forsaken,
And never know why ...Pd.
...Pd...
Arrange: Pete Seeger (The Weavers)...Pd.
Pd... ®Cv1Rec1951; Us Bb#2, Cb#1(May19:1+1w). ...Pd.
Pd... On top of Old Smokey,
All covered with snow,
I lost my true lover,
For courting too slow.
Pd... For courting's a pleasure,
But parting is grief,
And a false-hearted lover,
Is worse than a thief.
Pd... A thief will just rob you,
And take what you have,
But a false-hearted lover,
Will lead you to your grave.
Pd... The grave will decay you,
And turn you to dust,
Not one boy in a hundred
A poor girl can trust.
Pd... They'll hug you and kiss you,
And tell you more lies,
Than crossties on a railroad,
Or stars in the sky.
Pd... So come ye young maidens,
And listen to me,
Never place your affection
In a green willow tree.
Pd... For the leaves they will wither,
The roots they will die,
And you'll be forsaken,
And never know why ...Pd.
...Pd...