if i die young burry 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 ooh ooh ooh ooh lord make me a rainbow i'll shine down on my mother shes knows i'm safe with you and she stands under my colors oh and life aint always what you think it ought to be no it aint even grey but she burries her baby the sharp knife of a short life well i've had just enough time if i die young burry 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 well i've never known the lovin of man but it sure felt nice when he was holdin 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 a 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 what i never did is done a penny for my thoughts oh no i'll sell em for a dollar theyre worth so much more after i'm a gonner and maybe then you'll hear the words that i've been singin' its funny when your dead how people start listenin' if i die young burry 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 ooh ooh the ballad of a dove go with peace and love gather up your tears and keep them in your pocket save em for a time when your 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