If I Knew

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[Verse 1]
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If I knew where the wild dove flew
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I would not tell the hunter, but I would tell you
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They say you're not a brave man, hardly a man at all
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You would not shoot the wild things, like brave men in the fall
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[Verse 2]
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If I knew where calypso bloomed
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I would not tell the ladies, but I would tell you
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You would not take the flower, for money or for love
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And harm a single petal, 'cause you would not shoot the dove
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[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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If I knew where our green love grew
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I would not tell the others, but I would tell you
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For 'though the world may call you craven, I know it is not true
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And 'though a sword may hang between us, my songs are all for you
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