written by Laura Nyro
recorded by Blood Sweat And Tears
on the album "Blood, Sweat & Tears Greatest Hits"

I'm not scared of dying,
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,
And if dying time is here,
Just bundle up my coffin
'Cause it's cold way down there.
I hear that its cold way down there.
Yeah, crazy cold way down there.

And when I die,
And when I'm gone,
There'll be one child born
In this world to carry on,
To carry on.

Now 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
And I pray there ain't no hell,
But I'll never know by living,
Only my dying will tell.
Yes only my dying will tell.
Yeah, only my dying will tell.

And when I die,
And when I'm gone,
There'll be one child born
In this world to carry on,
To carry on.

Give me my freedom
For as long as I be.
All I ask of living
Is to have no chains on me.
All I ask of living
Is to have no chains on me,
And all I ask of dying
Is to go naturally.
Oh I want to go naturally.

Here I go,
Hey Hey!
Here comes the devil,
Right Behind.
Look out children,
Here he comes!
Here he comes! Hey...

Don't want to go by the devil.
Don't want to go by demon.
Don't want to go by Satan,
Don't want to die uneasy.
Just let me go naturally.

And when I die,
When I'm dead,
Dead and gone,
There'll be one child born
In our world to carry on,
To carry on.
Yeah, yeah...