I am a man of constant sorrow I've seen troubles all my day
I'm goin' back to Cali-for-nia place where I was partly raised
All through this world I'm bound to ramble
Through storm and wind Through sleet and rain
I'm bound to ride That northern railroad Perhaps I'll take The very next train.
Your friends, they say I am a stranger You'll never see My face no more
There is just one Promise that's given We'll sail on God's golden shore
I am a man of constant sorrow I've seen troubles all my day
I'm goin' back to Cali-for-nia Place where I was partly raised
Songwriters STOOKEY, NOEL PAUL/YARROW, PETER