求愛倒是一件快事，
分手卻叫人難過，
假心腸的愛人
比竊賊更可惡。

竊賊僅僅打劫你，
掠奪你的財物，
可假心腸的愛人
卻把你活活送進墳墓。

她們摟你、吻你
說著一個又一個謊言，
多得超過鐵路的枕木，
多得超過天上的繁星。

在老斯莫斯山頂上，
覆蓋著一片白雪，
我失去了我的愛人，
都怪我求愛不夠迅捷。

On top of Old Smoky,
All covered with snow,
I lost my true lover
For courtin' too slow.

Now courtin's a pleasure
But partin' is grief,
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 send you to the grave

They'll hug you and kiss you
And tell you more lies
Than cross-ties on the railroad
Or stars in the skies.

On top of Old Smoky,
All covered with snow,
I lost my true lover
For courtin' too slow.