Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NOBODY KNOWS DE TROUBLE I'VE HAD, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN Last Line: "what make ole satan hate me so? O yes, lord! / because he got me once and he let me go, o yes, lord Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals | ||||||||
Nobody knows de trouble I've had, Nobody knows but Jesus, Nobody knows de trouble I've had, Glory hallelu! One morning I was a-walking down, O yes, Lord! I saw some berries a-hanging down, O yes, Lord! I pick de berry and I suck de juice, O yes, Lord! Just as sweet as the honey in de comb, O yes, Lord! Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down, O yes, Lord! Sometimes I'm almost on de groun', O yes, Lord! What make ole Satan hate me so? O yes, Lord! Because he got me once and he let me go, O yes, Lord! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A NEGRO SONG OF HOME by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING PLANTATION HYMN by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY DERE'S NO HIDIN' PLACE DOWN DERE by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN "BLACK SPIRITUAL: ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL" by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN "BLACK SPIRITUAL: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (1)" by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN "BLACK SPIRITUAL: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (2)" by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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