Song facts: “On Top of Old Smokey” is a traditional American folk song that was popularised by the folksinging group The Weavers in the 1950s.
Harmonica type: diatonic
4 4 5 6 7 -6 On top of old Smokey, -6 -5 6 -6 6 All covered with snow 4 4 5 6 6 -4 I lost my true lover 5 -5 5 -4 4 From courting too slow 4 4 5 6 7 -6 Now courting is pleasure -6 -5 6 -6 6 And parting is grief 6 6 4 5 6 6 -4 And a false hearted lover 5 -5 5 -4 4 Is worse than a thief 4 4 5 6 7 -6 A thief will just rob you -6 -5 6 -6 6 And take what you have 4 4 5 6 6 -4 A false hearted lover 5 -5 5 -4 -4 4 Will lead you to the grave 4 4 5 6 7 -6 The grave will decay you -6 -5 6 -6 6 And turn you to dust 6 6 4 5 6 6 -4 Not one boy in a hundred 5 -5 5 -4 4 A poor girl can trust 4 4 5 6 7 -6 They hug you and kiss you -6 -5 6 -6 6 And tell you more lies 4 4 5 6 6 -4 5 Than cross-ties on the railroad -5 5 -4 -4 4 Or stars in the sky 4 4 5 6 7 -6 So come all young maidens -6 -5 6 -6 6 And listen to me 6 6 4 5 6 6 -4 Never place your affections 5 5 -5 5 -4 4 On a green willow tree 4 4 5 6 6 -4 The leaves they will whither 5 -5 5 -4 4 The roots they will die 4 4 5 6 6 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 You'll all be forsaken, and never know why
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