[01:49]I will not go down under the ground
[01:54]Cause somebody tells me that death's comin' 'round
[01:59]And I will not carry myself down to die
[02:05]When I go to my grave my head will be high
[02:11]Let me die in my footsteps
[02:17]Before I go down under the ground.
[02:25]There's been rumors of war and wars that have been
[02:31]The meaning of the life has been lost in the wind
[02:36]And some people thinking that the end is close by
[02:42]Stead of learning to live they are learning to die
[02:48]Let me die in my footsteps
[02:52]Before I go down under the ground.
[03:00]I don't know if I'm smart but I think I can see
[03:05]When someone is pulling the wool over me
[03:13]And if this war comes and death's all around
[03:17]Let me die on this land before I die underground.
[03:24]Let me die in my footsteps
[03:28]Before I go down under the ground.
[03:34]There's always been people that have to cause fear
[03:40]They've been talking of the war now for many long years
[03:47]I have read all their statements and I've not said a word
[03:55]But now Lawd God, let my poor voice be heard.
[03:59]Let me die in my footsteps
[04:03]Before I go down under the ground.
[04:11]If I had rubies and riches and crowns
[04:15]I'd buy the whole world and change things around
[04:22]I'd throw all the guns and the tanks in the sea
[04:27]For they are mistakes of a past history.
[04:33]Let me die in my footsteps
[04:38]Before I go down under the ground.
[04:45]Let me drink from the waters where the mountain streams flood
[04:51]Let me smell of wildflowers flow free through my blood
[04:56]Let me sleep in your meadows with the green grassy leaves
[05:01]Let me walk down the highway with my brother in peace.
[05:06]Let me die in my footsteps
[05:10]Before I go down under the ground.
[05:19]Go out in your country where the land meets the sun
[05:25]See the craters and the canyons where the waterfalls run
[05:30]Nevada, NewMexico, Arizona, Idaho
[05:35]Let every state in this union seep in your souls
[05:42]And you'll die in your footsteps
[05:46]Before you go down under the ground

I will not go down under the ground
Cause somebody tells me that death's comin' 'round
And I will not carry myself down to die
When I go to my grave my head will be high
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.
There's been rumors of war and wars that have been
The meaning of the life has been lost in the wind
And some people thinking that the end is close by
Stead of learning to live they are learning to die
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.
I don't know if I'm smart but I think I can see
When someone is pulling the wool over me
And if this war comes and death's all around
Let me die on this land before I die underground.
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.
There's always been people that have to cause fear
They've been talking of the war now for many long years
I have read all their statements and I've not said a word
But now Lawd God, let my poor voice be heard.
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.
If I had rubies and riches and crowns
I'd buy the whole world and change things around
I'd throw all the guns and the tanks in the sea
For they are mistakes of a past history.
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.
Let me drink from the waters where the mountain streams flood
Let me smell of wildflowers flow free through my blood
Let me sleep in your meadows with the green grassy leaves
Let me walk down the highway with my brother in peace.
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.
Go out in your country where the land meets the sun
See the craters and the canyons where the waterfalls run
Nevada, NewMexico, Arizona, Idaho
Let every state in this union seep in your souls
And you'll die in your footsteps
Before you go down under the ground