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