Soul of Constant Sorrow

(Emory Gordy - Patty Loveless)



I am a soul of constant sorrow

I've seen trouble all my days

I bid farewell to east Kentucky

The place where I was born and raised.



For many a year I have struggled

No pleasure here on earth I've found

All through this world I'm bound to wander

There is no one to help me now.



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You can bury me in some deep valley

For many a year in peace I'll lay

Then you may learn to love another

While I am sleeping in my grave.



It's fare-Thee-well my one true lover

I never expect to see you again

But there's one promise that is given

I'll meet you in God's golden land...