on top of old smokey
it was quiet before
but since they learned the locomotion
it ain’t quiet no more
well everybody you see there
has a smile on his face
cause since they learned the locomotion
it’s a real swingin’ place
well every friday night now
they have a record hop
and it ain’t til monday morning
that the dancin’ stops
on top of old smokey on top of old smokey
it was quiet before he was quiet before
but since they learned the locomotion
but since they learned the locomotion
it ain’t quiet no more he ain’t quiet no more
they threw away their fiddles they threw away them fiddles
and their honkey s and their honky s
now they even have fan clubs now they even have fan clubs
at all the record stores at all the record stores
on top of old smokey on top of old smokey baby
was smokey before well do you hear what i say
and let me tell you old smokey and let me tell you old smokey
ain’t honky no more it ain’t a honky no more
on top of old smokey on top of old smokey
was smokey before oh hear what i say
and let me tell you old smokey and let me tell you old smokey
ain’t honky no more and that’s a natural fact
on top of old smokey on top of old smokey
was honky before he was a honky before
and let me tell you old smokey oh yeah baby
ain’t honky no more he ain’t a honky no more
Artist: Little Eva
Year: 1963
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 134