Life Is Fine

Lyrics by Langston Hughes, music by Paul Kelly (Sony ATV)

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 cold
I might’ve sunk and died

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

I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down

I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn’t a-been so high
I 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’re gonna see me die.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!

Bill McDonald – Bass guitar
Ashley Naylor – Electric guitar
Dan Kelly – Acoustic guitar
Cameron Bruce – Organ
Paul Kelly – Acoustic guitar and vocal