And when I d iiii iie and when I'm dea d dea d and gone
There'll be o ne c hild b orn and a w orld to c arry o n
There'll be o ne ch ild b orn to c arry on
I 'm not scared of dyin' and I don't really care
If it's p eace you find in d yin' well then l et the t ime be n ear
If it's p eace you find in d yin' when d yin' time is h ere
J ust bundle up my coffin 'cause it's cold way down there
A nd when I die A nd when I die) and when I'm g one
T here'll be o ne child born a nd a w orld to carry on
T here'll be one child born t o carry o n
M y troub les are m any t hey're as d eep a s a well
I can s wear there ain't n o heaven but I p ray there ain't no hell
Swear there ain't no h eaven p ray there ain't no h ell
But I'll n ever know by livin' o nly my d yin' will te ll
Only my d yin' will tell
And when I d ie (And when I d ie) and when I'm g one
There'll be o ne child born and a world to carry on
T here'll be o ne c hild b orn to c arry o n
G ive me my freedom f or as l ong as I be
A ll I ask of l ivin' is to have no chains on m e
A ll I ask of l ivin' is to h ave no chains on m e
And a ll I ask of dyin' is to go naturally
I only wanna go naturally
And when I d ie (And when I d ie) and when I'm g one
There'll be o ne child born and a world to carry on
T here'll be one child born to carry on
C omin' as I go and a world to carry on
There'll be o ne child b orn to c arry o n