Have mercy,
have mercy baby
Have mercy,
have mercy on me
Well I went to see the gypsy
To have my abortion read
She said,
man your baby's gonna leave you
Her things are pegged right under the bed
That's right
Have mercy,
have mercy baby Have mercy,
have mercy on me
But if you leave me baby Girl if you put me down
I'm gonna make it to the nearest river
child And jump right overboard and drown
That's right
Have mercy,
have mercy baby
Have mercy,
have mercy on me
I said hey hey babe,
hey hey now Girl what you trying to do
I said hey hey babe,
hey hey now Please don't say we're through
Have mercy,
have mercy baby Have mercy,
have mercy on me
But
if you stay 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
That's right
Have mercy,
have mercy baby
Have mercy,
have mercy on me Yeah,
have mercy,
have mercy baby
Have mercy,
have mercy on me