Rod Stewart

Man of Constant Sorrow (Dick Burnett cover)

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Man of Constant Sorrow (Dick Burnett cover) Lyrics

(traditional, arr. by Rod Stewart)

I am a man of constant sorrowI've seen trouble all my days
I'll say goodbye to ColoradoWhere I was born and prob'ly raised
Your mother says I am a strangerMy face you'll never see no more
But there's one promise darlingI'll see you on God's golden shore
Through this open world I'm about to rambleThrough ice, snow, sleet and rain
I am about to rob the mornin' railroadPerhaps I'll die on that train
I'm goin' back to ColoradoPlace that I started from
If I'd knowed how bad you'd treat meHoney I never would have come

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spliphstar On Jan 21, 2002

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by sokorny

10y ago

The original song lyrics were published around 1913 by Dick Burnett. Rod based his song on Bob Dylan's version, but with his own arrangement.

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