One Dyin' And A Buryin' - Roger Miller

Well, I think I finally found me a sure-fire way to forget

It’s so simple, I’m surprised I hadn’t done thought of it before yet

It’s foolproof — well, it’s foolhardy, maybe, but who knows

Anyway, here I am walking toward where the cold dark water flows

Cos all it takes is:

One dying and a buryin'

One dying and a buryin'

Some crying

Six carrying me

I wanna be free

Oh… I wanna be free

Free from all this heartache and regret

And free from pining for the love I can’t forget

The love that once was warm and then just somehow turned to hate

Made my life a prison from which there’s only one escape

And that’s:

One dying and a buryin'

One dying and a buryin'

Some cryin'

Six carryin' me

I wanna be free

One dying and a buryin'

One dying and a buryin'

Some cryin'

Six carryin' me

I wanna be free