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 are all for you