About On Top of Ol Smokey#
On Top of Old Smokey is an American folk ballad with roots in the southern Appalachian mountains. Beneath the familiar tune is a rueful little story about losing a sweetheart through hesitation, and the song has drifted through countless versions over the years, including a well-loved playground parody about a meatball. It reached a wide audience in 1951, when The Weavers recorded it and carried it onto the pop charts.
The melody swings along in a slow waltz feel and covers a full octave on the six-hole ocarina, from low C up to high C. The wide leaps between phrases make it good practice for jumping cleanly across the range.
On Top of Ol Smokey Ocarina Tab#
| COn | CTop | EOf | GOld | CSmo- | Akey | |
| AAll | FCov | Gered | AIn | GSnow | ||
| CI | CLost | EMy | GTrue | GLov- | Der | |
| EFor | FCour- | Eting | DToo | CSlow |