"I Never Will Marry" was covered earlier on this thread although more info about the origin is needed.

"I Wouldn't Mind Dying" comes from African-American gospel sources. "I Wouldn't Mind Dying" was recorded by Rev. I.B. Ware in 1928; Golden Leaf Quartette from Jefferson County Alabama in 1928.

It's also titled "By and By We're Going To See The King" by the blind pianist Juanita Arizona Dranes in 1925 and later by Blind Willie Johnson.

I anyone has other lyrics for this song please post them.


I WOULDN'T MIND DYING- Carter Family

          By and by we're going to see the King
          By and by we're going to see the King
          By and by we're going to see the King
          Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all

          Wouldn't mind dying, got to go by myself
          Wouldn't mind dying, got to go by myself
          Wouldn't mind dying, got to go by myself
          Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all

          After death we're going to stand the test
          After death we're going to stand the test
          After death we're going to stand the test
          Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all

          Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy is His Name
          Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy is His Name
          Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy is His Name
          And I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all

          Wouldn't mind dying, got to stay dead so long
          Wouldn't mind dying, got to stay dead so long
          Wouldn't mind dying, got to stay dead so long
          And I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all      

          Ezekiel saw the wheel, a wheel within a wheel
          Ezekiel saw the wheel, a wheel within a wheel
          Ezekiel saw the wheel, a wheel within a wheel
          Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all

          By and by we're going to see the King
          By and by we're going to see the King
          By and by we're going to see the King
          Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all