Lyrics:

One Dyin' and a Buryin'
Roger Miller
Words and Music by Roger Miller

(Spoken)
Well, I think I finally found me a sure-fire way to forget;
Its so simple, Im surprised I hadnt done thought of it before yet.
Its foolproof -- well its foolhardy, maybe, but who knows --
Anyway, here I am, walkin?down toward where the cold, dark water flows.
All it takes is...

One dyin?and a buryin? one dyin?and a buryin?--
Some cryin? six carryin?me, I wanta to be free.

(Spoken)
Oh-ho, I wanta be free, free from all this heartache and regret,
And free from pinin?for the love I cant forget.
The love that once was warm and then just somehow turned to hate,
Made my life a prison from which theres only one escape --
Thats...

One dyin?and a buryin? one dyin?and a buryin?--
Some cryin? six carryin?me, I wanta to be free.
One dyin?and a buryin? one dyin?and a buryin?--
Some cryin? six carryin?me... I wanta to be free. From: 'Roy T. O'Conner'