Mercy Mercy

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" 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 overboard and drown That's right Have mercy, have mercy, baby Have mercy, have mercy on me I said, "Hey, hey, baby, hey, hey now What you tryna do?" Hey, hey, baby, hey, hey now Please don't say we're through, yeah, yeah, yeah Have mercy, have mercy, baby Have mercy, have mercy on me But if you stay, baby, I 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, please, have mercy, baby Have mercy, have mercy on me Yeah Have mercy, have mercy, baby Have mercy, have mercy on me