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"On Top of Old Smoky" is a traditional folk song and a well-known ballad of the United States. As recorded by The Weavers, the song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No. 414. :''On top of Old Smoky, all covered with snow'' :''I lost my true lover, for courtin' too slow...''〔 == Origins == Old Smoky may be a high mountain somewhere in the Ozarks or the central Appalachians, as the tune bears the stylistic hallmarks of the Scottish and Irish people who settled the region. Possibilities include Clingmans Dome, named "Smoky Dome" by local Scots-Irish inhabitants, but exactly which mountain it is may be lost to antiquity. It is unclear when, where and by whom the song was first recorded. Pete Seeger modified a version that he learned in the Appalachians, writing new words and banjo music.〔(Liner notes from ''Pete Seeger American Favorite Ballads, Vol 1'' ), Folkways SFW CD 40150〕 He said that he thought that "certain verses go back to Elizabethan times."〔 The sheet music for the song credited Seeger for "new words and music arrangement".〔 The liner notes identify an early recording as the first, saying, "It was first recorded by George Reneau, "The Blind Musician of the Smoky Mountains," for Vocalion (Vo 15366) in 1925." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「On Top of Old Smoky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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