Traditional, Soggy Bottom Boys
Bb, C, F
In constant sorrow through all his days.
I am a man of constant sorrow.
I've seen trouble all my days.
I bid farewell to old Kentucky,
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 pleasure here on earth I find
Oh, in this world I'm bound to ramble I have no friends to help me now
He has no friends to help him now
Oh, fair thee well, my one true lover I'll never expect to see you again
Oh, I'm bound to ride that northern railroad Perhaps I'll die upon the train
Perhaps I'll die upon this train
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
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