The Lord only knows how tired I've been
I'm trying to keep on but I don't know when
Will trouble take my worried mind
And let me alone again
The Lord only knows how tired I've been
I'm trying to make the most I can
Of the worn out, run down wretch I am
I tried to tell the doctor
But she would not understand
The Lord only knows how troubled I am
Please tell my ma I'll be home soon
In time to see the poppies bloom
The Lord who knows how tired I've been
Will see me safely home again
The Lord only knows how tired I've been
I'm trying to keep on but I don't know when
Will trouble take my worried mind
And let me alone again
The Lord only knows how tired I've been
Will trouble take my worried mind
And let me alone again
The Lord only knows how tired I've been