♪ IF I DIE YOUNG,
BURY ME IN SATIN ♪
00:00
♪ LAY ME DOWN
ON A BED OF ROSES ♪
00:04
♪ SINK ME IN THE RIVER,
AT DAWN ♪
00:08
♪ SEND ME AWAY WITH THE WORDS
OF A LOVE SONG ♪
00:10
♪ UH OH, UH OH ♪
00:16
♪ LORD MAKE ME A RAINBOW,
I'LL SHINE DOWN ON MY MOTHER ♪
00:21
♪ SHE'LL KNOW I'M SAFE
WITH YOU ♪
00:25
♪ WHEN SHE STANDS
UNDER MY COLORS, ♪
00:27
♪ OH AND LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT
YOU THINK IT OUGHT TO BE, ♪
00:29
♪ NO, AIN'T EVEN GREY
BUT SHE BURIES HER BABY ♪
00:33
♪ THE SHARP KNIFE
OF A SHORT LIFE, ♪
00:37
♪ WELL, I'VE HAD,
JUST ENOUGH TIME ♪
00:43
♪ IF I DIE YOUNG,
BURY ME IN SATIN ♪
00:50
♪ LAY ME DOWN
ON A BED OF ROSES ♪
00:53
♪ SINK ME IN THE RIVER,
AT DAWN ♪
00:57
♪ SEND ME AWAY WITH THE WORDS
OF A LOVE SONG ♪
01:00
♪ THE SHARP KNIFE
OF A SHORT LIFE, ♪
01:06
♪ WELL, I'VE HAD,
JUST ENOUGH TIME ♪
01:11
♪ AND I'LL BE WEARING WHITE,
WHEN I COME INTO YOUR KINGDOM ♪
01:18
♪ I'M AS GREEN AS THE RING
ON MY LITTLE, COLD FINGER, ♪
01:22
♪ I'VE NEVER KNOWN
THE LOVIN' OF A MAN ♪
01:26
♪ BUT IT SURE FELT NICE WHEN
HE WAS HOLDING MY HAND, ♪
01:30
♪ THERE'S A BOY HERE
IN TOWN WHO SAYS ♪
01:33
♪ HE'LL LOVE ME FOREVER, ♪
01:35
♪ WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
FOREVER COULD BE SEVERED ♪
01:37
♪ BY THE SHARP KNIFE
OF A SHORT LIFE, ♪
01:40
♪ WELL, I'VE HAD,
JUST ENOUGH TIME ♪
01:47
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
01:55
♪ SO PUT ON YOUR BEST BOYS
AND I'LL WEAR MY PEARLS ♪
02:09
♪ WHAT I NEVER DID IS DONE
A PENNY FOR MY THOUGHTS, ♪
02:13
♪ OH NO, I'LL SELL THEM
FOR A DOLLAR ♪
02:19
♪ THEY'RE WORTH SO MUCH MORE
AFTER I'M A GONER ♪
02:22
♪ AND MAYBE THEN YOU'LL HEAR
THE WORDS I BEEN SINGIN' ♪
02:25
♪ FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE DEAD
HOW PEOPLE START LISTENIN' ♪
02:30
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
02:35
♪ IF I DIE YOUNG,
BURY ME IN SATIN ♪
02:41
♪ LAY ME DOWN
ON A BED OF ROSES ♪
02:45
♪ SINK ME IN THE RIVER,
AT DAWN ♪
02:49
♪ SEND ME AWAY WITH THE WORDS
OF A LOVE SONG ♪
02:52
♪ UH OH (UH, OH) ♪
02:56
♪ THE BALLAD OF A DOVE
(UH, OH) ♪
02:58
♪ GO WITH PEACE AND LOVE ♪
03:02
♪ GATHER UP YOUR TEARS,
KEEP 'EM IN YOUR POCKET ♪
03:04
♪ SAVE THEM FOR A TIME WHEN
YOU'RE REALLY GONNA NEED 'EM ♪
03:07
♪ OH, THE SHARP KNIFE
OF A SHORT LIFE, ♪
03:11
♪ WELL, I'VE HAD,
JUST ENOUGH TIME ♪
03:17
♪ SO PUT ON YOUR BEST BOYS
AND I'LL WEAR MY PEARLS ♪♪♪
03:24
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
♪ IF I DIE YOUNG,
BURY ME IN SATIN ♪
♪ LAY ME DOWN
ON A BED OF ROSES ♪
♪ SINK ME IN THE RIVER,
AT DAWN ♪
♪ SEND ME AWAY WITH THE WORDS
OF A LOVE SONG ♪
♪ UH OH, UH OH ♪
♪ LORD MAKE ME A RAINBOW,
I'LL SHINE DOWN ON MY MOTHER ♪
♪ SHE'LL KNOW I'M SAFE
WITH YOU ♪
♪ WHEN SHE STANDS
UNDER MY COLORS, ♪
♪ OH AND LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT
YOU THINK IT OUGHT TO BE, ♪
♪ NO, AIN'T EVEN GREY
BUT SHE BURIES HER BABY ♪
♪ THE SHARP KNIFE
OF A SHORT LIFE, ♪
♪ WELL, I'VE HAD,
JUST ENOUGH TIME ♪
♪ IF I DIE YOUNG,
BURY ME IN SATIN ♪
♪ LAY ME DOWN
ON A BED OF ROSES ♪
♪ SINK ME IN THE RIVER,
AT DAWN ♪
♪ SEND ME AWAY WITH THE WORDS
OF A LOVE SONG ♪
♪ THE SHARP KNIFE
OF A SHORT LIFE, ♪
♪ WELL, I'VE HAD,
JUST ENOUGH TIME ♪
♪ AND I'LL BE WEARING WHITE,
WHEN I COME INTO YOUR KINGDOM ♪
♪ I'M AS GREEN AS THE RING
ON MY LITTLE, COLD FINGER, ♪
♪ I'VE NEVER KNOWN
THE LOVIN' OF A MAN ♪
♪ BUT IT SURE FELT NICE WHEN
HE WAS HOLDING MY HAND, ♪
♪ THERE'S A BOY HERE
IN TOWN WHO SAYS ♪
♪ HE'LL LOVE ME FOREVER, ♪
♪ WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
FOREVER COULD BE SEVERED ♪
♪ BY THE SHARP KNIFE
OF A SHORT LIFE, ♪
♪ WELL, I'VE HAD,
JUST ENOUGH TIME ♪
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
♪ SO PUT ON YOUR BEST BOYS
AND I'LL WEAR MY PEARLS ♪
♪ WHAT I NEVER DID IS DONE
A PENNY FOR MY THOUGHTS, ♪
♪ OH NO, I'LL SELL THEM
FOR A DOLLAR ♪
♪ THEY'RE WORTH SO MUCH MORE
AFTER I'M A GONER ♪
♪ AND MAYBE THEN YOU'LL HEAR
THE WORDS I BEEN SINGIN' ♪
♪ FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE DEAD
HOW PEOPLE START LISTENIN' ♪
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
♪ IF I DIE YOUNG,
BURY ME IN SATIN ♪
♪ LAY ME DOWN
ON A BED OF ROSES ♪
♪ SINK ME IN THE RIVER,
AT DAWN ♪
♪ SEND ME AWAY WITH THE WORDS
OF A LOVE SONG ♪
♪ UH OH (UH, OH) ♪
♪ THE BALLAD OF A DOVE
(UH, OH) ♪
♪ GO WITH PEACE AND LOVE ♪
♪ GATHER UP YOUR TEARS,
KEEP 'EM IN YOUR POCKET ♪
♪ SAVE THEM FOR A TIME WHEN
YOU'RE REALLY GONNA NEED 'EM ♪
♪ OH, THE SHARP KNIFE
OF A SHORT LIFE, ♪
♪ WELL, I'VE HAD,
JUST ENOUGH TIME ♪
♪ SO PUT ON YOUR BEST BOYS
AND I'LL WEAR MY PEARLS ♪♪♪
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