title: My Eyes Have Seen
text: # My Eyes Have Seen
  
  My Eyes Have Seen is a studio album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in July 1959. It is the first record by Odetta to be released by Vanguard Records.
  
  Milt Okun arranged and conducted a choir on a portion of the songs, notably "Motherless Children", "Ox-Driver Song" and the title piece.
  
  My Eyes Have Seen was re-released on CD in 1994.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  
  In his review for Allmusic, critic Ronnie D. Lankford wrote of the album, "While it might be hard for a post-millennium roots fan to understand, Odetta—in her heyday—was the kind of folk artist who drove purists crazy.... My Eyes Have Seen is a nice portrait of a performer bucking conformity as she stretches her artistic legs a bit.."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.
  
  * "Poor Little Jesus" – 1:54
  * "Bald Headed Woman" – 2:20
  * "Motherless Children" – 2:10
  * "I Know Where I'm Going" – 2:00
  * "The Foggy Dew" (Canon Charles O’Neill) – 5:29
  * "I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain/Water Boy" (Avery Robinson) – 6:54
  * "Ox-Driver Song" – 2:35
  * "Down on Me" – 2:55
  * "Saro Jane" – 2:45
  * "Three Pigs" – 1:18
  * "No More Cane on the Brazos" – 3:38
  * "Jumpin' Judy" – 2:26
  * "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Julia Ward Howe) – 3:52
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Odetta Holmes – vocals, guitar
  * Bill Lee – bass
  