I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)

The writer is credited as Pete Roberts, linked by Wikipedia to Pete Kuykendall; one listing gives Pete Roberts and Paul Roberts. The Cox Family's version is track 12 of 19 on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack (December 5, 2000). They performed it at the Ryman Auditorium on May 24, 2000 for the concert film Down from the Mountain, where the soundtrack carries the full versions. A blog writes that Suzanne charmed the audience with her version in the film, and one listing credits Evelyn with the lead, which we could not verify, so we do not name the lead singer. The 10th-anniversary edition of the soundtrack (August 23, 2011) added their "Keep on the Sunny Side" and "In the Highways".

GRAMMY.com calls it one of their most streamed songs. Setlist.fm has it once, as "I'm Weary (Let Me Rest)", in the April 29, 2026 Shreveport set. We found no song-specific chart entry, earlier recordings or samples.