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April 5, 1951
"On Top of Old Smokey"
"On
Top of Old Smokey" is a traditional folk song and a well-known ballad. Recorded
by The Weavers, the song reached the pop music charts in 1951.
The
Weavers recorded a very popular version of the song. It was released by Decca Records. It reached
#2 on the Billboard chart and #1 on the Cash Box chart, and sold over a million
copies.
The
song is parodied often.
One
well-known parody version was a hit in 1963, "On Top of Spaghetti" by
Tom Glazer.
Another
parody version sung by children has various lyrics, but it typically begins:
"On top of Old Smokey/All covered with blood/I shot my teacher/With a
forty-four slug.
In
his medley "Schticks Of One and Half A Dozen Of The Other", Allen
Sherman sings a modified version: "On top of Old Smokey, all covered with
hair/Of course I'm referring to Smokey the Bear."
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