NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I'VE SEEN
(Traditional - Henry Thacker Burleigh)


Marian Anderson - 1925
Harry James & His Orch. - 1941
Jack Teagarden & His Orch. - 1941
Artie Shaw & His Orch. - 1941
Duke Ellington & His Orch. - 1944
Lena Horne - 1946
Kay Starr - 1948
Al Hibbler - 1950
Big Bill Broonzy - 1952
Lonnie Donegan - 1956
Louis Armstrong - 1957
Deep River Boys - 1958
Sam Cooke - 1963
Frank Sinatra - 1968
Charles Brown - 1990

Also recorded by: 
Huddy "Leadbelly" Ledbetter; The Seekers; The 5th Dimension; 
Golden Gate Quartet; The Dixie Hummingbirds; Mahalia Jackson; 
Marion Williams; Nana Mouskouri; Mildred Bailey; Red Garland;
Fisk University Jubilee Singers; Richie Havens; H.T. Burleigh; 
Harlem Boys Choir; Charlie Ventura............and many others.





Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah!

Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down
Oh yes, Lord
Sometimes I'm almost to the ground
Oh yes, Lord

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory, Hallelujah!

If you get there before I do
Oh yes, Lord 
Tell all my friends, I'm coming too
Oh yes, Lord

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah!

Although you see me goin' on so
Oh yes, Lord 
I have my trials here below
Oh yes, Lord

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory, Hallelujah!

Oh, Glory Hallelujah!


++ The line "Nobody knows but Jesus" is 
often sung as "Nobody knows my sorrow".


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ALTERNATE VERSION:

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah!

Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down
Oh yes, Lord
Sometimes I'm almost to the ground
Oh yes, Lord

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah!

Now you may think that I don't know
Oh yes, Lord
But I've had my troubles here below
Oh yes, Lord

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah!

One day when I was walkin' along
Oh yes, Lord
The sky opened up and love came down
Oh yes, Lord

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah!

What makes old Satan hate me so
Oh yes, Lord
He had me once and had to let me go
Oh yes, Lord

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah!

I never shall forget that day
Oh yes, Lord
When Jesus washed my sins away
Oh yes, Lord

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah!






(Contributed by Mel Priddle - November 2011)