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 own true lover
I never 'spect to see you again
But there's one pro__omise that is given
I'll meet you in god's golden land