[Verse 1] On top of old smokey it was quiet before But since they learned the locomotion it ain’t quiet no more [Verse 2] Well everybody you see there has a smile on his face Since they learned the locomotion it’s a real swinging placr      [Verse 3] Well every Friday night now they have a record hop And it ain’t till Monday morning that the dancing is stopped [Verse 4] On top of old smokey it was quiet before Since they learned the locomotion it ain’t quiet no more       [Ending] They threw away their fiddles and their hokey guitars And they even have fan clubs For the record stars On top of old smokey was hokey before Let me tell you old smokey ain’t hokey no more And that’s a natural fact.