[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