I Shall Not Die

[Verse 1] I shall not die because of you Oh woman though you shame the swan They were foolish men you killed Do not think me a foolish man [Verse 2] Why should I leave the world behind For a soft hand, the dreaming eye The crimson lips, the breasts of snow Is it for these you'd have me die [Verse 3] Why should I heed the fancy free The joyous air, the eye of blue The side like foam, the virgin neck I shall not die because of you [Verse 4] The devil take the golden hair That maiden look, that voice so gay The delicate heel and pillared thigh Only some foolish men would slay [Chorus] Oh woman though you shame the swan A wise man taught me all I knew I know the crooked ways of love I shall not die because of you I shall not die because of you [Verse 1] I shall not die because of you Oh woman though you shame the swan They were foolish men you killed Do not think me a foolish man [Verse 2] Why should I leave the world behind For the soft hand, the dreaming eye The crimson lips, the breasts of snow Is it for these you'd have me die [Chorus] Oh woman though you shame the swan A wise man taught me all I knew I know the crooked ways of love I shall not die because of you I shall not die because of you I shall not die because of you