Cat. #1525 (MFH #1011) - As sung by Julie O'Rielly, Springfield, Missouri on March 20, 1975
VERSE 1
I am a maid of constant sorrow
I've been troubled all my days
I'm goin' back to ole Kentucky
Place where I was partly raised
VERSE 2
Thru all this world I'm bound to ramble
Thru wind an' storm, thru sun an' rain
I'm bound to ride, that northern railroad
Perhaps I'll take th very next rain
VERSE 3
You friends they say I am a stranger
You won't see my face no more
There is just one -- -- --
We'll sail on tht golden shore
VERSE 4
I always thought that I'd seen trouble
Now I know, its callin' run
I hang my head in grief an' sorrow
Just to think I'm -- -- ---
VERSE 5
I am a miad of constant sorrow
I've been troubled all my days