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(Constant sorrow through his days)


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I am the man of constant sorrow
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I've seen trouble on my days
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I bid farewell to old Kentucky
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The place where I was born and raised
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(The place where he was born and raised)

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

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Oh, I'm bound to ride that northern railroad
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Perhaps I'll die upon this train
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(Perhaps I'll die upon this train)

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