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Man Of Constant Sorrow 1

Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan

(Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)


20 Nov 1961 (take 1)
THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW
   THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 18 1956-1963

22 Nov 1961 (take 1)
  "Bob Dylan" - 1961 Recordings

22 Nov 1961 (take 3)
BOB DYLAN
THE BOOTLEG (cdÊbootlegÊT-286)
FOLK SINGER-HUMDINGER
   Just About As Good As It Gets! [Smith & Co]

"Bob Dylan" session 1, Columbia Studio A, NYC - 20.nov.1961, rehearsal, 4:23 (r)
   ▵ Last verse only on this take"Bob Dylan" session 2, Columbia Studio A, NYC - 22.nov.1961, take 1, 3:24 (1)
  "Bob Dylan" session 2, Columbia Studio A, NYC - 22.nov.1961, take 2, 0:41, false start"Bob Dylan" session 2, Columbia Studio A, NYC - 22.nov.1961, take 3, 3:10

I am a man of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble all my days
I'll say goodbye to Colorado
Where i was born and partly raised

[ Your mother | Many a [good(1)] friend(r,1) ] says i'm a stranger
My face you'll never see no more
But there's one promise darlin'
I'll see you on god's golden shore

Through this [ open | whole(r,1) ] world i'm a-bound to ramble
Through ice and snow, sleet an' rain
I'm a-bound to ride that mornin' railroad
Perhaps i'll die on that train

I'm goin' back to Colorado
The place that i started from
If i'd known how bad you'd treat me
Honey i never would have come.

Verse 1 only repeated on take (r) from 20.nov.
   [ I am a man of constant sorrow 
     I've seen trouble all my days
     I'll say goodbye to Colorado
     Where i was born and partly raised ]
    

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Man Of Constant Sorrow 2


May 1961
THE MINNEAPOLIS PARTY TAPE
   [BD Archive CD101]
THE MINNESOTA TAPES #1
   (cdÊbootlegÊT-318)

unknown coffeehouse, Minneapolis MN - may.1961 

I am a man of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble all my days
I'll bid farewell to Oklahoma
Where i was born and partly raised

Through this whole world i'm a-bound to ramble
Through snow an' wind, snow an' rain
I'm bound to ride that mornin' railroad
Perhaps i'll die upon that train

Ah you say i'm a stranger
My face you'll never see no more
But remember darlin'
We may meet on the golden shore

I been in trouble
I been silly since i been born
I been loaded and headed
I been crazed, i been scorned

I am a man of constant sorrow 
I've seen trouble all my days 
I'll say goodbye to Oklahoma
Where i was born and partly raised 
    

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Man Of Constant Sorrow 3


22 Dec 1961
THE MINNEAPOLIS HOTEL TAPE
  & THE GASLIGHT CAFE [BD Archive CD103]
THE MINNESOTA TAPES #2
   (cdÊbootlegÊ-318)
GREAT WHITE WONDER
   (vinyl bootleg)

The Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis MN - 22.dec.1961 


I am a man of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble all my days
I'll say goodbye to Colorado
State where i was partly raised

You mother says i'm a stranger
My face you'll never see no more
But there's one promise darlin'
I'll see you on god's golden shore

Through this whole world i'm a-bound to ramble
Through ice an' snow, sleet an' rain
I'm a-bound to ride that mornin' railroad
Perhaps i'll die on that train

I am a man of constant sorrow 
I've seen trouble all my days 
I'll say goodbye to Colorado
State where i was partly raised. 
    

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Man Of Constant Sorrow 4


3 Mar 1963
NO DIRECTION HOME The Soundtrack
    THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 7
ONE PUSH OF THE BUTTON:
    TV SHOWS (PART 1) (cdÊbootlegÊT-993)
TRANSMISSIONS
  (unauthorized enhanced cd)

"Folk songs and more folk songs", Westinghouse Studios, NYC - 3.mar.1963  

I am a man of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble all my days
I'll say goodbye to Colorado
Where i was born an' partly raised

Thru this open world i'm a-bound to ramble
Thru ice an' snow, sleet an' rain
I'm a-bound to ride that mornin' railroad
Perhaps i'll die upon that train

You mother says i'm a stranger
My face you'll never see no more
But here's one promise to you
I'll see you on god's golden shore

I'm goin' back to Colorado
The place that i started from
If i'd known how bad you'd treat me
Babe i never would have come. 
    

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Man Of Constant Sorrow 5


European tour, Spring 2002 

I am a man of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble all my days
I'll  bid farewell to old Kentucky 
The place where I was born and raised

Through this whole world I'm bound to ramble 
Through ice and snow, sleet and rain
I'm a-bound to ride that morning railroad
Perhaps I'll die on that train

Your friends say that I'm a stranger 
My face you'll never see no more
But there's one promise, one promise that is given
We'll meet again on that golden shore

For six long years I've been in trouble
Nor pleasure here on earth I find
For I'm bound to ride that morning railroad
Perhaps I'll die on that train

I am a man of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble all my days
I'll  bid farewell to old Kentucky 
The place that I was born and raised. 
    

Recording dates & record list

May 19612THE MINNEAPOLIS PARTY TAPE [BD Archive CD101]
THE MINNESOTA TAPES (cdÊbootlegÊT-318) #1
20 Nov 1961 1THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 18 1956-1963
"Bob Dylan" - 1961 Recordings, rehearsal take 1
22 Nov 1961 1"Bob Dylan" - 1961 Recordings, take 1
22 Nov 1961 1BOB DYLAN
THE BOOTLEG (cd bootleg T-288)
FOLK SINGER-HUMDINGER Just About As Good As It Gets! [Smith & Co]
22 Dec 1961 3THE MINNEAPOLIS HOTEL TAPE & THE GASLIGHT CAFE [BD Archive CD103]
THE MINNESOTA TAPES (cdÊbootlegÊT-318) #2
GREAT WHITE WONDER (vinyl bootleg)
3 Mar 1963 4THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 7 NO DIRECTION HOME
TRANSMISSIONS (unauthorized enhanced cd SMC 2007)
ONE PUSH OF THE BUTTON TV Shows Part 1 (Hollow Horn 2cd bootleg T-993)
11 June 1988GOLDEN VANITY (bootleg T-238)
17 Oct 1990THANK YOU EV'RYBODY (bootleg T-141)
5 Apr 2002STOCKHOLM 2002 (bootleg T-767)