"If I Could Love You More" genre: Folk
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	A modern imitation of an 18th century complaint, with cittern accompaniment.
	Credits: © David Kilpatrick August 2002
	Story Behind the Song This song was written with the two-line ending of each verse as its start-point, a couplet invented when trying chord-shapes on a modally tuned six-course cittern. As usual, these accidentally sung lines dictated exactly what the whole song should be, and from there it was a matter of following the structure of traditional lyrics. The instrument is a recently made six-course (12 string) short scale cittern by Canadian luthier Peter Cox. It is strung with custom weight nickel wound strings, tuned GCDgcd. Lyrics If I could love you more © David Kilpatrick August 2002 It's often that my lady asks Why love so far must stray Why men can never constant be But seek new tunes to play Each time I give my answer As oft I've done before Oh I might love you better If I could love you more If in our bed you turn away And face unto the wall Should I yet lie cold there When warmer pleasures call? It's then I quit your silken sheets To lie on Sally's straw Oh I might love you better If I could love you more Happy is the sailor Returning to Leith Shore The pretty maids around him And silver in good store But my poor boat you cast adrift And lock your chamber door Oh I might love you better If I could love you more Happy is the soldier Who lists to serve the King For he may have one wife at home And ten to march with him I think I'll take the shilling And ride off to the war Oh I might love you better If I could love you more It's often that I tell her I'd love her with my life If I could but persuade her To be a constant wife And constantly to seek my love Which now she does ignore Oh I might love her better If she'd let me love her more!

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