Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NOBODY KNOWS DE TROUBLE I'VE HAD, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN



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NOBODY KNOWS DE TROUBLE I'VE HAD, by                    
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!






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