Knock on Wood

I told my love to wait for me
 Down where the waters run
 The sea became too wide to cross
 What will she do if I don't come?
 My love told me to wait for her
 'Til she return again
 I pray the drunks and lunatics
 To let my waiting end
 Knock on wood
 Knock on wood
 My father was a soldier once
 It was a tale he would not tell
 But he tried to make a perfect world
 Even though he'd seen it fall
 And I don't wanna die too young
 I wanna see my children grow
 I know someday the world must end
 But I don't wanna see it go
 Knock on wood
 Knock on wood
 Knock on wood
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 What if the sun should fail to shine?
 Or the rain should fail to rain?
 What if my love should not be true?
 And all my love's in vain?
 Somewhere there's gathering in the West
 My oldest child is coughing
 The youngest one is torturing the dog
 And in the yard, my love is laughing, laughing
 Knock on wood
 Knock on wood
 Knock on wood
 Knock on wood