Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Old Smokey, artist - Greg Brown. Date of issue: 31.12.2003
Song language: English
Old Smokey |
| On top of Old Smokey |
| All covered with snow |
| I lost my true lover |
| For courting too slow |
| For courting’s a pleasure |
| But parting is grief |
| And a false-hearted lover |
| Is worse than a thief |
| A thief will just rob you |
| And take what you have |
| But a false-hearted lover |
| Will lead you to your grave |
| The grave will decay you |
| And turn you to dust |
| Not one boy in a hundred |
| A poor girl can trust |
| They’ll hug you and kiss you |
| And tell you more lies |
| Than crossties on a railroad |
| Or stars in the sky |
| So come ye young maidens |
| And listen to me |
| Never place your affection |
| In a green willow tree |
| For the leaves they will wither |
| The roots they will die |
| And you’ll be forsaken |
| And never know why |