I Shall Not Die - Ash

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

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

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

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

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

Oh woman though you shame the swan

They were foolish men you killed

Do not think me a foolish man

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

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