What is the meaning of On Top of Old Smokey?

What is the meaning of On Top of Old Smokey?

DESCRIPTION: “On top of old Smokey, All covered with snow, I lost my true lover, From courting too slow.” The singer laments (her) lover’s infidelity, saying that a “false-hearted lover is worse than a thief.” (She) claims one cannot trust one in a thousand.

How Old Is On Top of Old Smokey?

Most commonly the lyrics are connected with the Great Smoky or Smokey Mountains located along the Tennessee and North Carolina border, an area populated by Irish and Scottish people. It is believed that the song dates back to the 1840’s. However it was first recorded in 1911 by Belden, in the USA.

Is On Top of Old Smokey in the public domain?

The Weavers had a hit in 1951 with On Top of Old Smokey and as a result school kids in the 1960s (which includes me) learned and sang this song. And, of course, this led to many parodies—the most famous of which is On Top of Spagetti written by Tom Glazer and is not in the public domain.

Who recorded on Top of Old Smokey?

Burl Ives
On Top Of Old Smokey/Artists

What region created the song on Top of Old Smokey which told about their land?

Emergence of the song in popular music The first to make a commercial recording of “On Top of Old Smoky” was George Reneau, “The Blind Musician of the Smoky Mountains,” who worked as a busker in Knoxville, Tennessee, just west of the Appalachians.

Who first sang on Top of Old Smokey?

The Weavers
“On Top of Old Smoky” (often spelled “Smokey”) is a traditional folk song of the United States. As recorded by The Weavers, the song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 414.

Who was Old Smokey?

Old Smokey is the nickname for the electric chair in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Old Smoky or Old Smokey may also refer to: John Morrissey (1831–1878), nicknamed “Old Smoke”

Who sang the meatball song?

Tom Glazer
Do-Re-Mi Children’s Chorus
On Top of Spaghetti/Artists

Who made the song on Top of Old Smokey?

Who wrote on top of spaghetti?

Tom Glazer
On Top of Spaghetti/Lyricists

Who wrote On Top of Old Smoky?

Pete Seeger
On Top Of Old Smokey/Lyricists

What is an old Smokey made out of?

aluminized steel
The Old Smokey 123-sq in Charcoal Grill is made of rust-resistant, aluminized steel.