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