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Girl of Constant Sorrow

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Girl of Constant Sorrow Lyrics

I am a girl of constant sorrow
I've seen troubles all my days
I'm going back to California
The place where I was partly raised

All through this world I'm bound to ramble
Through sun and wind and drivin' rain
I'm bound to ride the western railway
Perhaps I'll take the very next train

Your friends may think that I'm a stranger
My face you'll never see no more
But there's one promise, that is given
I'll see you on God's golden shore

I am a girl of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble all my days
I'm going back to California
The place where I was partly raised

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mellow_harsher On Oct 30, 2018

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2018-10-30 14:39:21

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