I went out to the woods To walk the other day I fell on my knees and prayed Lord I prayed, O I prayed I just fell on my knees and I prayed The birds were calling From high up in the trees How sweetly they did sing! O they sang, O they sang "It's a good day to die today" I said to myself As I lay down by the stream "It's a good day to die today" Die today, die today It's a good day to die today The brown of the bark And the deep green of the leaves Fell like a shroud over me Over me, over me It just fell like a shroud over me My days are as the gra** Or like the morning flower If one sharp blast sweeps o'er the field It withers in an hour