If I Could

If I'd some money I would buy
Drums and flutes, rings and shiny things
If I'd a hammer I would build
A house on the hill that overlooks the meadow

And each morning just before sunrise
I'd walk to the field to touch the sleeping flowers
Let the dew drops wash away my sadness
And dawn kiss, dawn kiss my eyes

If I could I'd look where I'm going
If I had time I'd look behind
I'd learn the things I think are worth knowing
Wouldn't waste my life being unkind

If he were only somewhere near me
I'd bring him flowers, picked wild from the field
If I'd some sense I'd say I loved him
And stay with him, stay with him a while

If I could I'd look where I'm going
If I had time I'd look behind
I'd learn the things I think are worth knowing
Wouldn't waste my life being unkind

If I'd some money I would buy
Drums and flutes, rings and shiny things
Id I'd a hammer I would build
A house on the hill that overlooks the meadow

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From October 1971