On top of old smokey<br>All covered with snow<br>I lost my true lover<br>By courting so slow<br>For courting's a pleasure<br>And parting is grief<br>And a false-hearted lover<br>Is worse than a thief<br><br>On top of old smokey<br>All covered with snow<br>I lost my true lover<br>By courting so slow