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Didn't Know the Way To

Clifford Grey

“Didn't Know the Way To” as printed in The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book (1918).

Clifford Grey: Collected Lyrics Text 1 1918 · historical text
Public domainSoldier songHistorical song
Complete public-domain lyrics

This text comes from The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

I only knew you look'd divine,

I only long'd to call you mine;

But I didn't know the way to.

No, you didn't know the way to.

And I didn't like to tell you!

Won't you tell me now?

I thought of lovin' things to say,

I long'd to show my lovin' way,

But I didn't know the way to,

Didn't know the way to love you.

Didn't know the way to love me?

Till you show'd me how.

Credits

Written by Clifford Grey

Words by Clifford Grey. Historical text published in The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book (1918); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book (1918), “Didn't Know the Way To”

The 1918 published edition is in the public domain in the United States (pre-1931 publication). Entries whose credited author died more than 70 years ago are also in the public domain in life-plus-70 jurisdictions; other entries are held.

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