Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes
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.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
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.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
Real good one....just perfect for an Anastascia song!
ReplyDeletewho anastascia?
ReplyDeletebtw.. hasnt it started to seem silly asking anything to this effect in google age -- who? what? when?..simply google it na. bt im lazy bones. so u tell.
arey..."im outta love" one. You have heard that song, right? yes you have. Its one of the many gettin-over-you songs we know...goes like....
ReplyDelete"Now baby c'mon...don claim that love that you never let me feel...i should've known...you brought nothin real... c'mon be a man about it..you won't die..sure that youve been workin it out all right..tell me yesterday...would you've known...I'd be the one to let you goooooo......and you know....Im outta love...set me free....let me outta this misery...show me the way to have my life gain...'coz you cant handle me.......yeah im outta love...."
sorry...got a lil carried away!:-)
It was in my first year's play.