"All My Trials" was a folk song during the social protest movements of the 1950s and 1960s. It is based on a Bahamian lullaby that tells the story of a mother on her death bed, comforting her children, "Hush little baby, don't you cry./You know your mama's bound to die," because, as she explains, "All my trials, Lord,/Soon be over." The message — that no matter how bleak the situation seemed, the struggle would "soon be over" — propelled the song to the status of an anthem, recorded by many of the leading artists of the era.
Here the Swedish duo First Aid Kit offer a lovely version of the song. A rare bonus track from First Aid Kit's album ''The Big Black And The Blue''
First Aid Kit - All My Trials 2010 (Audio Only)
The song has been recorded by many of the leading artists of the 1950s and 1960s.
And here is a version of the song with Joan Baez.
And here is a version of the song with Harry Belafonte.
And here is a version of the song with Nick Drake and Gabrielle Drake sang it as a duet.
And here is a version of the song with Peter, Paul and Mary.
And here is a version of the song with Anita Carter.
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