(In constant s orrow through his days)
I am a man in a constant sorrow
I've seen tr ouble all my day.
I bid farewell to old Ke ntucky
The place where I was born and raised.
(The place where he was born and raised)
For six long years I've been in trouble
No pleasures h ere on earth I found
For in this world I'm bound to ramble
I have no fr iends to help me now.
(He has no fr iends to help him now)
It's fare thee well my old lover
I never expe ct to see you a gain
For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad
Perhaps I'll d ie upon this train.
(Perhaps he'll d ie upon this t rain).
You can bury me in some deep valley
For many y ears where I may lay
Then you may learn to love a nother
While I am sl eeping in my g rave.
(While he is sl eeping in his g rave.)
Maybe your friends think I'm just a str anger
My face you' ll never see no more.
But there is one promise that is given
I'll meet you on God's golden s hore.
(He'll meet you on God's golden s hore.)