On top of old smokey
All covered with snow
I lost my true lover
By courtin' so slow
For courting`s a pleasure
(For courting`s a pleasure)
But parting is grief
(But parting is grief)
And a false-hearted lover
(And a false-hearted lover)
Is worse than a thief
(Is worse than a thief)
A thief will just rob you
(A thief will just rob you)
And take what you have
(And take what you have)
But a false hearted lover
(But a false hearted lover)
Will lead you to the grave
(Will lead you to the grave)
And the grave will decay you
(And the grave will decay you)
Turn you to dust
(And turn you to dust)
Not one boy in a hundred
(Not one boy in a hundred)
A poor girl can trust
(A poor girl can trust)
How True
They hug you and kiss you
(They hug you and kiss you)
Tell you more lies
(And tell you more lies)
Then cross-ties on the railroad
(then cross-ties on a railroad)
Or stars in the sky
(Or stars in the sky)
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So come all you young maidens
(come all you young maidens)
And listen to me
(and listen to me)
Never place your affections
(never place your affections)
On a green willow tree
(on a green willow tree)
For the leaves they will whither
(for the leaves they will whither)
The roots will die
(the roots will die)
You'll all be forsaken
(you'll all be forsaken)
And never know why
(and never know why) |
It hurts to be in love
When the only one you love
Turns out to be someone who's
Not in love with you
It hurts to love her so
When deep down inside you know
She will never want you
No matter what you do
And so you cry a little bit
(It hurts to be in love)
Ah, I die a little bit
(It hurts to be in love)
Day and night, night and day
It hurts to be in love this way
How long can I exist
Wanting lips I've never kissed
She gives all her kisses
To somebody else
She thinks I'm just a friend
Though it hurts I must pretend
The only way to keep her
Is to keep it to myself
And so I cry a little bit
(It hurts to be in love)
Oh, I die a little bit
(It hurts to be in love)
Day and night, night and day
It hurts to be in love this way
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And so I cry a little bit
(It hurts to be in love)
Oh, I die a little bit
(It hurts to be in love)
Day and night, night and day
It hurts to be in love this way
It hurts to be in love
Day and night, night and day
It hurts to be in love
Night and day, day and night
It hurts to be in love
Day and night, night and day
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