Soggy Bottoms Boys- I am the man of constant sorrow I am the man of constant sorrow I've seen trouble all my days I bid farewell to ol' Kentucky The place where I was born and raised The place where he was born and raised a(Ǻ) æm ðǩ mæn ǩv kǢnstǩnt sǢrǩȚ| aǺv siən trȜblʜ Ǥəl maǺ deǺz | aǺ bǺd feǩwel tu ǩȚl kentȜki | ðǩ pleǺs weǩr aǺ wǩz bǤən ǩn(d) reǺzd | ðǩ pleǺs weǩ hi: | wǩz bǤən ǩn(d) For six long years I've been in trouble, no pleasure here on earth I've found For in this world, I'm bound to ramble, I have no friends to help me now reǺzd | He has no friends to help him now ræmblʜ | fǤə sǺks lǢŋ jǬəz aǺv biən Ǻn trȜblʜ | nǩȚ pleȢǩ hǺǩr Ǣn Ǭəθ aǺv faȚnd | fǤ:r Ǻn ðǺs wǬəld | aǺm baȚn(d) tǩ aǺ hæv nǩȚ fren(d)z tǩ help mi It's fair thee well, my old true lover, I never expect to see you again For I'm bound to ride that Northern Railroad, perhaps I'll die upon this train Perhaps he'll die upon this train You can bury me in some deep valley, For many years where I may lay And you may learn to love another while I am sleeping in my grave While he is sleeping in his grave naȚ| hi hæz nǩȚ fren(d)z tǩ help Ǻm naȚ | Ǻts feǩ ðiə wel | maǺ ǩȚl(d) truə lȜvǩ | aǺ nevǩr Ǻkspek(t) tǩ siə ju ǩDZen | fǤər aǺm baȚn(d) tǩ raǺd ðæt nǤəðǩn reǺlrǩȚd | pǩhæps aǺl daǺ | ǩpǢn ðǺs treǺn | pǩhæps hi:l daǺ | ǩpǢn ðǺs treǺn | ju: kǩn beri mi: Ǻn sȜm diəp væli | fǤ: meni jǬəz weǩr aǺ meǺ leǺ | Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger My face you never will see no more But there is one promise that is given, I'll meet you on Gods golden shore ænd ju meǺ lǬən tǩ lȜv ǩnȜðǩ | waǺl a(Ǻ) ǩm sliəpǺŋ Ǻn maǺ DZreǺv | waǺl hiz sliəpǺŋ Ǻn Ǻz DZreǺv | meǺbi jǤ: fren(d)z θǺŋk aǺm dȢǩst ǩ streǺndȢǩ | He'll meet you on God's golden shore maǺ feǺs ju nevǩ wǺl siə nǩȚ mǤə | bȜt ðeǩr Ǻz wȜn prǢmǺs | ðǩt Ǻz DZǺvnʜ | aǺl miət ju Ǣn DZǢdz DZǩȚldǩn ȓǤə | hi:l miət ju Ǣn DZǢdz DZǩȚldǩn ȓǤə | Compiled: Juan Carlos David