I Would If I Could

I Would If I Could
 
I would, if I could;
     If I couldn’t, though, 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?
Oh that I were where I would be!
     Then should I be where I am not;
But where I am, there I must be,
     And where I would be I can not.
But, I would, if I could and I would be;
     There where I am when I’m not.
Could ye? could ye? could ye?
     Be there where you are when you’re not?
Be there where you are when you’re not?
     Could ye? could ye? could ye?
 
By Author Unknown