Junior Walker & The All Stars — And When I Die

[Intro] (When I die and when I'm and gone There'll be one child born in this world to carry on, to carry on) [Verse 1] Well, I'm not scared of dying, and I don't really care If it's peace you find in dyin', well, then let the time be near If it's peace you find in dying, if dying is near Just bundle up my coffin, 'cause it's cold way down there I hear it's cold down there, yeah Pretty cold way down there [Chorus] And when I die and when I'm gone There'll be onе child born in this world to carry on, to carry on [Verse 2] Oh, my troubles, they are many, thеy're as deep as a well I can swear there ain't no heaven, but I'll pray there ain't no hell I could swear there ain't no heaven, and I'll pray there ain't no hell But I'll never know by livin', only my dyin' will tell Yes, only my dyin' will tell, yeah Only my dying will tell [Chorus] And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born in this world to carry on, to carry on [Bridge] Oh, here I go Here come the devil Right behind me, ay Look out, George Here comes the boy [Verse 3] Give me my freedom as long as I'll be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of dyin' is to go naturally Don't wanna go by the devil Only wanna go naturally, yeah, go naturally [Chorus] And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born in this world to carry on, to carry on [Outro (When I die, when I'm gone) (When I die, when I'm gone) (When I die, when I'm gone) (When I die, when I'm gone)