If you live, your time will come

I say if you live, your time will come

So child don't mess with that cotton sack

It’ll scratch your knees and bend your back

And if you live, your time will come.

If you live, your day will come

I say if you live, your day will come

So child don't play with those pots and pans

They'll soon enough ruin your pretty hands

And if you live, your day will come.

If you live, a day will come

I say if you live, a day will come

When the sun will shine and the crops will grow

And you think you’re not ever gonna worry no more

But if you live, a day will come.