Life is Fine

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 gonna see me die.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
(Langston Hughes)