Mercy, Mercy

Have mercy

Have mercy, baby

Mmm, have mercy, yeah

Have mercy on me

Well, I went to see a gypsy

And had my fortune read

She said, Don

Your baby's gonna leave you

Her bag is packed up

Under the bed

I cried

Have mercy

Have mercy, baby, yeah

Have mercy, yeah

Have mercy on me

I said, if you leave me, baby

Girl, if you're putting me down

Well, I'm going to

The nearest river, child

And jump overboard and drown

Have mercy

Have mercy, baby

Mercy, yeah, have mercy

Yeah have mercy

Have mercy on me

Well now, hey, hey, baby

Hey, hey now

What you trying to do, huh

Hey, hey, baby

Hey, hey now

Please don't say we're through

I said if you stay here, baby

I'll tell you what I'm gonna do

I'm gonna work two jobs

Seven days a week and

Bring my money home to you

Well, I said mercy

Mercy, mercy, mercy

Mercy, mercy