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[Verse 1]

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I am a man of constant sorrow, I have seen trouble all my days.
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I bid farewell to old Kentucky, The place where I was borned and raised.

[Verse 2]

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Oh, for six long years I've been in trouble, My pleasure here on earth is done.
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For in this world I have to ramble, I have no friends to help me now.
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Oh fare you well, my own true lover, I fear I'll never see you again.
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For I am bound to ride the northern railroad, Perhaps I'll die upon the train.

[Verse 3]
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Oh, you can bury me in some deep valley, For many years where I may lay.
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And while you're dreaming, while you're slumbering, While I am sleeping in the grave.

[Verse 4]
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Oh, it's fare you well to my native country, The place where I have loved so well.
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For I have had all kinds of trouble, In this vain world, no tongue can tell.

[Verse 5]
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But friends although I may be a stranger, My face you may never see no more.
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But there is one promise that's been given, Where we can meet on a beatiful shore.