And When I Die (Peter, Paul and Mary cover) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Dysperdis 

Cover art for And When I Die (Peter, Paul and Mary cover) lyrics by Blood, Sweat & Tears

I always interpreted the "one child born" line as a fairly generic reference to the continuation of life-- the singer is pointing out that life will continue even after his (or her, it was written by a woman after all!) own time ends.

My Interpretation