| G | G | F | |
| I am gla | d to be ali | ve. |
| >G F |
| C G F G em (STRUM em SLOW) |
| It is me seventh day, I taste the hunger and I cry; |
| F G C em am |
| my brother and sister cling to Mama's side. |
| F G C em am |
| She squeezes her breast, but it has nothing to provide; |
| G | G | F | |
| someone weeps, I | fall asle | ep. |
| >G F |
| C G F G em (STRUM) |
| It is twenty days today, Mama does not hold me anymore; |
| F G C em am |
| I open my mouth but I am too weak to cry. |
| F G C em am |
| Above me a bird slowly crawls across the sky; |
| G | G | am | |
| why is there nothing | now to do but d | ie? |