Have mercy, have mercy, baby
Have mercy, have mercy on me
Well I went to see the gypsy
To have my fortune read
She said, man, your baby gonna leave you
Her bags are packed up under the bed
Thats right
Have mercy, have mercy, baby
Have mercy, have mercy on me
But if you leave me baby
Girl, if you put me down
Im gonna make it to the nearest river, child
And jump overboard and drown
Thats right
Have mercy, have mercy, baby
Have mercy, have mercy on me
I said hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now
What you tryin to do? Huh
Hey, hey baby, hey, hey now
Please dont say were through, yeah, yeah, yeah
Have mercy, have mercy, baby
Have mercy, have mercy on me
But if you stay, baby
I tell you what Im gonna do
Im gonna work two jobs, seven days a week
And bring my money home to you
Thats right
Have mercy, please, have mercy, baby
Have mercy, have mercy on me, yeah
Have mercy, have mercy, baby
Have mercy, have mercy on me