Don Covay - Mercy!

Have mercy
Have mercy, baby
Umm, have mercy, yeah
Have mercy on me
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
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
Have mercy
Have mercy, baby
Mercy, yeah
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
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
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
But well, I said, 'Mercy'
Mercy
Mercy
Mercy
Mercy
Mercy
Ooo yee aaah
Fades
Mercy mercy
Mercy mercy
Mercy mercy
Oh yeah