And When I Die - Peter, Paul and Mary

And When I Die
Written by: Laura Nyro


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Lyrics:
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'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.

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

(Only my dyin' will tell.)

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.

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 I 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'm gone,
There'll be one child born and a world to carry on,
There'll be one child born to carry on.
Comin' as I go, and a world to carry on.
There'll be one child born to carry on.

Singers:
1. Peter, Paul and Mary July 1966 2. Laura Nyro February 1967 3. Blood, Sweat & Tears (billboard hot 100) January 1969 4. Jr. Walker & The All Stars September 1970 5. Chet Baker 1970 6. Lynne Hughes 1970 7. Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 8. Esther Marrow 1972 9. Sweet Honey in the Rock 1997 10. Eric van Aro 2002 11. Lisa Sokolov March 2004 12. David Clayton-Thomas April 25, 2006 13. Liane Carroll 2007 14. Maureen McGovern April 29, 2008 15. Watermelon Slim and The Workers June 24, 2008 16. The Heavy September 6, 2011 17. Mark Winkler March 5, 2013 18. Billy Childs featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas 2014

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