Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Well if I've done somebody wrong
Lord, have mercy if You please

I used to have plenty of money
Finest clothes in town
But bad luck and trouble overtaken me
Bound to get me down

Please have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Well if I've done somebody wrong
Lord, have mercy if You please

Keep on working now, child, oh in the morning

Well if I've been a bad boy, baby
Can't change my way
Don't want bad luck and trouble
Worry me all my days

Please have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Well if I've done somebody wrong
Lord, have mercy if You please, oh oh Lord