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) |
Chicks, kicks, cats, cool, yeah school!
Yeah, yeah, yeah I go a swingin' school
Where the chicks are kicks and the cats are cool.
Well we dance the greatest and we dress the latest
Wo, wo, wo I go a swingin' school.
Ah, Bobby Ah! Uh huh! Everythings cool, thats cool
We're glad you go to a swingin' school.
My little chick is my heart's desire
Well the way we kiss it puts the school on fire.
Ah chicks, kicks, cats, cool, yeah school!
Yeah yeah yeah wail!
After school we have to rendezvous
Gonna plan all the things that we're gonna do.
Trade bookin' for cookin' and I'll quit my lookin'
When our days at the school are through.
Ah, Bobby Ah! Ah hah! Everythings cool, thats cool
We're glad you go to a swingin' school.
We live and love by the golden rule
We're gonna settle down at a swingin' school.
Well have a house and car, a swimmin' pool
Wo, wo, wo I go a swingin' school.
I said a wo, wo, wo I go a swingin' school.
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