I Would, If I Could
The Nursery Rhymes of England. James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps. 1886.
I would if I cou'd,
If I cou'dn't, how cou'd I?
I cou'dn't, without I cou'd, cou'd I?
Cou'd you, without you cou'd, cou'd ye?
Cou'd ye, cou'd ye?
Cou'd you, without you cou'd, cou'd ye?
The Only True Mother Goose Melodies. Munroe & Francis. 1833.
I would, if I could; if I couldn't, how could I?
I couldn't without I could, could I?
Could you without you could, could ye? could ye? could ye?
You couldn't without you could, could ye?
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Origin - Europe - British Isles -