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