And When I Die Lyrics - Peter, Paul & Mary

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 dying, well, then let the time be near 

If it's peace you find in dying, when dying 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