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On top of old Smokey |
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All covered with snow |
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I lost my true lover |
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For courtin' so slow |
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For courting's a pleasure (for courting's a pleasure) |
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But parting is grief (but parting is grief) |
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And the false hearted lover (and the false hearted lover) |
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Is worse than a thief (is worse than a thief) |
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A thief will just rob you (a thief will just rob you) |
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And take what you have (and take what you have) |
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But a false hearted lover (but a false hearted lover) |
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Will lead you to the grave (will lead you to the grave) |
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And the grave will decay you (and the grave will decay you) |
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Turn you to dust (and turn you to dust) |
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Not one boy in a hundred (not one boy in a hundred) |
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A poor girl can trust (a poor girl can trust) |
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How do! |
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They'll hug you and kiss you (they'll hug you and kiss you) |
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Tell you more lies (and tell you more lies) |
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Than cross ties on a railroad (than cross ties on a railroad) |
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Or the stars in the sky (or stars in the sky) |
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So come all you young maidens (come all you young maidens) |
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And listen to me (and listen to me) |
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Never place your affection (never place your affection) |
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On a green willow tree (on a green willow tree) |
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For the leaves they will wither (the leaves they will wither) |
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And roots they will die (the roots they will die) |
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You'll all be forsaken (you'll all be forsaken) |
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And never know why (and never know why) |