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On Top Of Old Smokey

Words & Music by Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff

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On Top Of Old Smokey

Words & Music by Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff

Lyrics:

I remember my first love affair
Somehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong
My mamma had some great advice
So I thought I'd put it into words of this song
I can still hear her sayin' it

Boy, Oh, I see you're sittin' out there all alone
Cryin' your eyes out 'cos the woman that you love has gone
Oh, there's gonna be, there's gonna be a whole lot of trouble in your life
Oh, so listen to me get up off your knees 'cos only the strong survive
That's what she said, only the strong survive
Only the strong survive,
Oh you've got to be strong, you'd better hold on
Don't go all around with your head hung down
Well I wouldn't let that little girl
No, I wouldn't let her know that she made me feel like a clown
There's a whole lot a girls lookin' for a good man like you
Oh but you'll never meet 'em if you give up now and say that
your life is through
Yes she said: Only the strong survive, only the strong survive,
You've got to be a man, you've got to take a stand

Only the strong survive, only the strong survive,
Oh, you've got to be strong, you'd better hold on
'Cos only the strong survive
Only the strong survive, only the strong survive,
Well, you've got to be a man, you've got to take a stand
Only the strong survive, only the strong survive

More info:
Only the Strong Survive (Mercury 72898) was a million-seller and number one rhythm & blues hit for Jerry Butler in early 1969. It peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 chart. The song was written by Butler, Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff. Elvis recorded Only the Strong Survive at American Sound Studios in Memphis on February 20, 1969, just a few weeks after Butler recorded the original version.


Lyrics:	I remember my first love affair Somehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong My mamma had some great advice So I thought I'd put it into words of this song I can still hear her sayin' it Boy, Oh, I see you're sittin' out there all alone Cryin' your eyes out 'cos the woman that you love has gone Oh, there's gonna be, there's gonna be a whole lot of trouble in your life Oh, so listen to me get up off your knees 'cos only the strong survive That's what she said, only the strong survive Only the strong survive, Oh you've got to be strong, you'd better hold on Don't go all around with your head hung down Well I wouldn't let that little girl No, I wouldn't let her know that she made me feel like a clown There's a whole lot a girls lookin' for a good man like you Oh but you'll never meet 'em if you give up now and say that your life is through Yes she said: Only the strong survive, only the strong survive, You've got to be a man, you've got to take a stand Only the strong survive, only the strong survive, Oh, you've got to be strong, you'd better hold on 'Cos only the strong survive Only the strong survive, only the strong survive, Well, you've got to be a man, you've got to take a stand Only the strong survive, only the strong survive

More info:		Only the Strong Survive (Mercury 72898) was a million-seller and number one rhythm & blues hit for Jerry Butler in early 1969. It peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 chart. The song was written by Butler, Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff. Elvis recorded Only the Strong Survive at American Sound Studios in Memphis on February 20, 1969, just a few weeks after Butler recorded the original version.