if i knew

if i knew where the wild dove flew

i would not tell the hunter

but i would tell you

though they say you're not a brave man

hardly a man at all

you would not shoot the wild things

like brave men in the fall

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if i knew where calypso bloomed

i would not tell the ladies

but i would tell you

for you would not take the flower

for money or for love

or harm a single petal

'cause you would not shoot the dove

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if i knew where our green love grew

i would not tell the others

but i would tell you

for 'though the world may call you craven

i know it is not true

and 'though a sword may hang between us

my songs through all for you

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