And when I'm gone
And I pray there ain't no Hell
And when I die
I swear there ain't no Heaven
And pray there ain't no Hell
There'll be one child born
Is to have no chains on me
And a world to carry on
All I ask of livin'
And when I die
Give me my freedom
Only my dyin' will tell
When dyin' time is here
They're as deep as a well
Well, then let the time be near
And when I die
And when I'm gone
My troubles are many
If it's peace you find in dyin'
Just bundle up my coffin
But I'll never know by livin'
There'll be one child born
Swear there ain't no Heaven
All I ask of livin'
There'll be one child born
Is to have no chains on me
'Cause it's cold way down there
And when I'm gone
And a world to carry on
If it's peace you find in dyin'
For as long as I be
