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 coldI might've sunk and died.

But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!

I took the elevatorSixteen floors above the ground.I thought about my babyAnd thought I would jump down.

I stood there and I hollered!I stood there and I cried!If it hadn't a-been so highI 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.