On top of old smoky,
all covered with snow,
覆盖着皑皑白雪,
I lost my true lover,
我失去了最爱的人,
come a courting too slow,
还没表达我的爱慕,
For courting is a pleasure,
求爱是件愉快的事,
but parting is grief,
但是分手却使人伤心难过,
A false hearted lover,
虚假的爱人,
is worse than a thief,
你比小偷更加可恶