And When I Die

And when I die

And when I'm dead, dead and gone

There'll be one child born

And a world to carry on

There'll be one child born to carry on

I'm not scared of dyin', and I don't really care

If it's peace you find in dyin', well, then let the time be near

If it's peace you find in dying, when dyin' time is here

Just bundle up my coffin, 'cause it's cold way down there

And when I die (and when I die), when I'm gone

There'll be one child born in a world to carry on

There'll be one child born to carry on

My troubles are many, they're as deep as a well

I can swear there ain't no Heaven, but I pray there ain't no Hell

Swear there ain't no Heaven, pray there ain't no Hell

But I'll never know by livin', only my dyin' will tell

Said only my dyin' will tell

And when I die (and when I die), when I'm gone

There'll be one child born and a world to carry on

There'll be one child born to carry on

Give me my freedom, for as long as I be

All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me

All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me

And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally

I only wanna go naturally

And when I die (and when I die), and when I'm gone

There'll be one child born and a world to carry on

There'll be one child born (carry on)

Comin' as I go (carry on), and a world to carry on (carry, carry on)

There'll be one child born to carry on