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SIMPLE MAN'S LOVE SONG

(Eric Bogle)

If I were a shining sun, I'd shine to keep you warm
Or if I were a shield, I'd shelter you from harm
You'd be safe in my arms

Chorus:
But I'm neither sun nor shield
I'm not made of fire or steel
But if you'll love this simple man
I'll do the best I can, though I'm just a simple man

If I were a mighty king living in a palace grand
I'd bring you gold from Babylon and silk from Samarkand
And I'd place them in your hand

Chorus:
But I have neither power nor wealth
All I give you is myself
But if you'll love this simple man
I'll do the best I can, though I'm just a simple man

For if you were my love and if I was your man
My arms would be your shield and my heart would be your sun
If you let me be the one

Chorus:
Nor fire or steel or stone or wood
I'm just a man of flesh and blood
But if you'll love this simple man
I'll do the best I can, though I'm just a simple man

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Sung by Eric Bogle on 'Pure'

The only love song I have ever written and the only one I ever will! Written May 1974. Eric.

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Submitted by EB

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I've collected most of the lyrics I've posted here during the past months.
These lyrics, along with the .RA audioclips, are available at
http://geocities.com/Nashville/Opry/7424
Ezio

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