[Chorus]
Have mercy
Have mercy, baby
Umm, have mercy, yeah
Have mercy on me

[Verse 1]
Well, I went to see a gypsy
And had my fortune read
She said-a, 'Don, you're 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

[Pre-Chorus]
I said-a ;If you leave me, baby
Girl, if you're puttin' me down
Well, I'm a-goin' to the nearest river, child
An jump (jump) overboard (jump)
And drown (jump, jump, jump)
But don't leave me

[Chorus]
Have mercy
Have mercy, baby
Mercy, yeah
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
[Verse 2]
Well now, hey-hey, baby
Hey-hey, now
What you tryin' to do, huh?
Hey-hey, baby, hey-hey, now
Please don't say we're through

[Pre-Chorus]
I said if you stay here, baby
I tell ya what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna work two jobs
Seven days a week
An bring my money home to you
(Bring it, bring it)

[Bridge]
But well, I said, 'Mercy'
(Mercy)
Mercy
(Mercy)
Mercy!
(Mercy)
(Ooo-yee-aaah)
Mercy (mercy)
Mercy (mercy)
Mercy! (mercy)
[Outro]
Oh yeah