On top of old Smokey
All covered with snow
I lost my true lover
For a courting to slow.
Yes courting's a pleasure
And parting is grief
And a false hearted lover
Is worse than a thief.
She'll kiss you, she'll hug you
And tell you more lies
Than the cross ties on a railroad
Or the stars in the sky.
Let me tell you 'bout my baby
She's like bad brandy wine
The first time I kissed her
She drove me out my mind.
She's a Baltimore special
Got a fine brown frame
When you see her in motion
Evil woman is her name.
Did I tell you 'bout the Eastman
Lord what a shame
He run off with my baby
And scandalized my name.
Well I went up on a mountain top
To call my baby back
She was gone with that Eastman
Down that lonesome railroad track.
If I ever see that Eastman
I'll shoot him with my gun
I'll cut him with my long Jones
And dare that pimp to run.
Little Liza, little Liza
I couldn't sleep last night
Come on back home baby
Everything will be all right.
Let me tell you, let me tell you
I don't care what you say
If my woman ever comes back
I'll give my life away.
If you ever see a dark cloud
A-rollin' in the sky
It's my woman gone to heaven
With a tear drop in her eye.
On top of old Smokey
All covered with snow
I lost my true lover
For a-courting to slow...
The Brothers Four are an American folk group formed in 1957 in Seattle, Washington. Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland and Dick Foley met at the University of Washington, where they were members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity in 1956 (hence the "Brothers" appellation). Their first professional performances were the result of a prank played on them in 1958 by a rival fraternity, who had arranged for someone to call them, pretend to be from Seattle's Colony Club, and invite them to come down to audition for a gig. Even though they were not expected at the club, they were allowed to sing a few songs anyway, and were subsequently hired. Flick recalls them being paid "mostly in beer." The group achieved national success in the 1960s with songs like "Greenfields", "The Sound of Silence" and "Try to Remember". They are known for their vocal harmonies and for performing traditional and original folk songs.
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