Foggy mountain top
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1. If I was on some foggy mountain top,
E
I'd sail away to the West.
A D A
I'd sail all around this whole
wide world,
E A
to the girl I love the best.
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2. If I had listened to what mama said,
E
I would not a been here today,
A D A
a-lying around this old
jailhouse,
E
A
a-weepin’ my sweet life away.
A
D A E A
(yodeling)
Eolayee-oh,
leeolayee-ay leeolayee-layee-o-ay.
A D A
3. Oh, when you see that girl of mine,
E
there's something you must
tell her :
A D
A
she need
not to fool her time away,
E A
to court
some other feller.
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4. She caused me to weep, she caused me to
mourn,
E
she caused me to leave my home.
A D A
Oh, the lonesome pines and
those good old times,
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I'm on my way back home.
A D A E A
(yodeling)
Eolayee-oh,
leeolayee-ay leeolayee-layee-o-ay.
A D A
5. Oh, when you go a-courtin,
E
I tell
you how to do,
A D
A
pull off that long tail
roustabout,
E A
put on your navy blue.
A D A
E A
(yodeling)
Eolayee-oh,
leeolayee-ay leeolayee-layee-o-ay.
(The Carter Family)