Man of Constant Sorrow Songtext
von Ralph Stanley

I am a man of constant sorrow
I′ve seen trouble all my days
I bid farewell to old Kentucky
The state where I was born and raised


For six long years I've been in trouble
No pleasure here on earth I find
For in this world I′m bound to ramble
I have no friends to help me now

It's fare you well my own 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

Maybe your friends think I′m just a stranger
A face you never will see no more
But there is one promise that is given
I'll meet you on God′s golden shore