Lord have mercy, lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy, lord have mercy on me
Well, if I done somebody wrong, lord, have mercy if you please
I used to have plenty money, the finest clothes in town
Bad luck and trouble overtook me, well now, bound to get me down
Please have mercy, lord, have mercy on me
Well, if I done somebody wrong, lord, have mercy if you please
Keep on workin' now, child
Whoa, in the mornin', oh
Well, if I've been a bad girl, baby, then I'll change my ways
Don't want bad luck and trouble to worry me all my days
Please, please, please have mercy, lord have mercy on me
Well, if I done somebody wrong, lord, have mercy if you please
Ooh-ooh
