[Intro]
Oh, mercy, mercy
Oh, mercy, mercy me

[Verse 1]
Woah-oh, oh mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the North and South and East

[Verse 2]
Woah-oh, oh, mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain’t what they used to be, no no
Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury, oh

[Drop]
Mercy, mercy me, oh, oh, no, no, oh

[Verse 3]
Oh, mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, no
Radiation underground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby arе dying

[Verse 4]
Oh, mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what thеy used to be
What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
[Drop]
Oh, no, ooh
No, no
Mercy, mercy me
Oh, no, no
Oh, my, my, my, my, you know, free
Oh, mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain’t what they used to be (Used to be), no, no

[Outro]
Woah, oh, mercy, mercy me
No, no, no-no, no, my, my, ooh, ooh
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)