Man Of Constant Sorrow Lyrics

Verse Number One:
I...... am a man...... of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble...... all a'my day.
I ......bid farewell...... to old Kentucky
The place where I ......was born and raised.
(The place where he was born and raised)

Verse Number Two:
For ......six long years...... I've been in trouble
No pleasures here...... on earth I found
For...... in this world...... I'm bound to ramble
I have no friends.... to help me now.
( He has no friends to help him now )

Verse Number Three:
It's...a'fare thee well ...my old true lover
I... never expect... to see you again
For......I'm bound to ride...... that northern railroad
Perhaps I'll die...... upon this train.
( Perhaps he'll die upon this train. )

Verse Number Four:
You... can bury me... in some deep valley
For many years...... where I may lay
Then...... you may learn... to love another
While I am sleeping...... in my grave.
(While he is sleeping in his grave. )

Verse Number Five:
Maybe your friends...... think I'm just a stranger
My face you'll...... never see no more.
But there is one promise... that is given
I'll meet you on... God's golden shore.
(He'll meet you on God's golden shore.)