On Top Of Old Smokey

On Top Of Old Smokey - Burl Ives (伯爾·艾夫斯)

On top of old smokey

All covered with snow

I lost my true lover

From a courting too slow

For courting's a pleasure

And parting is grief

And a false hearted lover

Is worse than a thief

A thief will just rob you

A thief will just rob you

And take what you save

And take what you save

But a false hearted lover

But a false hearted lover

Will lead you to your grave

Will lead you to your grave

And the grave will decay you

And the grave will decay you

And turn you to dust

And turn you to dust

Not one girl in fifty

Not one girl in fifty

That a poor boy can trust

Poor boy can trust

They'll hug you and kiss you

They'll hug you and kiss you

And tell you more lies

And tell you more lies

Than cross-ties on a railroad

Than cross-ties on a railroad

Or the stars in the skies

Or stars in the skies

So come all you maidens

And listen to me

Never place your affection

On a green willow tree

The leaves they will wither

The leaves they will wither

The roots they will die

The roots they will die

You'll all be forsaken

You'll all be forsaken

And never know why

And never know why