Life

I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank.  I came up once and hollered! I came up twice and cried! If that water hadn't a-been so cold I might've sunk and died.       But it was      Cold in that water!      It was cold!  I took the elevator Sixteen floors above the ground. I thought about my baby And thought I would jump down.  I stood there and I hollered! I stood there and I cried! If it hadn't a-been so high I might've jumped and died.       But it was      High up there!      It was high!  So since I'm still here livin', I guess I will live on. I could've died for love-- But for livin' I was born  Though you may hear me holler, And you may see me cry-- I'll be dogged, sweet baby, If you gonna see me die.