Susan Graham Pepper - Man of Constant Sorrow

5. Man of Constant Sorrow
(trad. from Tab Ward)

I am a man of constant sorrow, I’ve seen troubles all my day
I bid farewell to old Kentucky, the place where I was born and raised

For six long years I’ve been in trouble, no peace on Earth I’ve ever found
For in this world, I’m bound to ramble; I have no friends to help me now

So fare thee well, my old true lover, I never expect to see you again
For I am bound to ride that Western Railroad, perhaps I’ll die upon that train

You can bury me in some deep valley, and many a year where I may lay
And you may learn to love another while I am sleeping in my grave

Maybe your friends think I’m just a stranger, my face you’ll never see again
But here’s one promise that’s been given, I’ll meet you on God’s golden shore