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
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-you-well my one 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