Mercy, Mercy

Have mercy Have mercy, baby Mmm, have mercy, yeah Have mercy on me Well, I went to see a gypsy And had my fortune read She said, Don Your 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, if you leave me, baby Girl, if you're putting me down Well, I'm going to The nearest river, child And jump overboard and drown Have mercy Have mercy, baby Mercy, yeah, have mercy Yeah have mercy Have mercy on me Well now, hey, hey, baby Hey, hey now What you trying to do, huh Hey, hey, baby Hey, hey now Please don't say we're through I said if you stay here, 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 Well, I said mercy Mercy, mercy, mercy Mercy, mercy