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Why was if"if" omitted in this sentence"I walked with Jesus and he would say"?

The spacemenSpacemen 3's song "walking with Jesus" begins by "I walked with Jesus and he would say", would

I walked with Jesus and he would say
"Oh you poor child, you ain't coming to me, no way
You found heaven on Earth, gonna burn for your sin"
But I think I'll be in good company down there with all my friends

(Genius Lyrics)

Would is obviously used as a conditional  ,so so it should be if"if I walked with Jesus SoJesus". So why If "if" was it omitted?

Why was if omitted in this sentence

The spacemen 3's song "walking with Jesus" begins by "I walked with Jesus and he would say", would is obviously used as a conditional  ,so it should be if I walked with Jesus So why If was it omitted

Why was "if" omitted in "I walked with Jesus and he would say"?

The Spacemen 3's song "walking with Jesus" begins

I walked with Jesus and he would say
"Oh you poor child, you ain't coming to me, no way
You found heaven on Earth, gonna burn for your sin"
But I think I'll be in good company down there with all my friends

(Genius Lyrics)

Would is obviously used as a conditional, so it should be "if I walked with Jesus". So why "if" was it omitted?

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Why was if omitted in this sentence

The spacemen 3's song "walking with Jesus" begins by "I walked with Jesus and he would say", would is obviously used as a conditional ,so it should be if I walked with Jesus So why If was it omitted