Verse 

C               F                       C       
 On top of old Smokey all covered with snow 
                 G7                     C      
 I lost my true lover for courting too slow 
                   F                        C      
 For courting's a pleasure and parting's a grief 
                      G7                    C       
 And a false hearted lover is worse than a thief 
                       F                         C      
 For a thief will just rob you and take all your pay 
                      G7                         C       
 But a false hearted lover will lead you to the grave 
                      F                        C      
 And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust 
                    G7                          C      
 Not one girl in a hundred that a poor boy can trust 
                     F                          C      
 The'll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies 
                             G7                            C       
 Than the crosswalks on the railroad and the stars in the sky 
                   F                     C      
 So come all your maidens and listen to me 
                      G7                        C 
 Never place your affections on a green willow tree  
                                 F                             C      
 For the leaves they will wither and the roots they will die 
                   G7                  C      
 You'll all be forsaken and never know why 


Outro 

                   G7                  C    F   C 
 You'll all be forsaken and never know why