Appears in 28 hymnals First Line: Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down Lyrics: Refrain:
Nobody knows the trouble I see,
Nobody knows my sorrow;
Nobody knows the trouble I see,
Glory, hallelujah!
1 Sometimes I’m up, sometimes I’m down,
Oh, yes, Lord!
Sometimes I’m almost to the groun',
Oh, yes, Lord! [Refrain]
2 Although you see me going ’long so,
Oh, yes, Lord!
I have my troubles here below,
Oh, yes, Lord! [Refrain]
3 What makes old Satan hate me so?
Oh, yes, Lord!
'Cause he got me once and let me go,
Oh, yes, Lord! [Refrain] Topics: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs Used With Tune: [Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down] Text Sources: Traditional
Nobody Knows the Trouble I See