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 PLEASURES
HERE ON EARTH
I'VE FOUND
ALL THROUGH
THIS WORLD
I'M BOUND TO WANDER
THERE IS NO ONE
TO HELP ME NOW
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 SLEEPIN'
IN MY GRAVE
IT'S FARE-YE-WELL
MY OWN TRUE LOVER
I NEVER 'SPECT
TO SEE YOU AGAIN
BUT THERE'S
ONE PROMISE
THAT IS GIVEN
I'LL MEET YOU IN
GOD'S GOLDEN LAND