I when to work this morning
And my foreman looked me in the eye
He says son I don't know what's wrong with ya
But you look sick enough to die
He sent me to the company doctor
And he examined me from head to toe
He say what ever wrong with you young man
My X-rays just won't show

I say angel of mercy
I want you please look down on me
Angel of mercy
A little mercy is all I need

The finance company
They just wanna garnish my cheque
They say they want me to pay them by Friday
Or they want all the furniture back
I went to the credit union
And tried to get myself a loan
They say we would let me have it young man
But we hear you won't be working here much longer

I say angel of mercy
I want you please look down on me
Angel of mercy
A little mercy is all I need

They cut my lights off this morning
And they set my furniture outdoors
Now I listened to the weatherman awhile ago
And he said it's gonna rain and snow
My daughter's got pheumonia
And my son is down with the flu
My whole family suffer from malnutrition
And I can't ever afford them soup

I say angel of mercy
I want you please look down on me
Angel of mercy
A little mercy is all I need

Angel of mercy
Angel of mercy
Angel of mercy
Won't you please look down on me
Angel of mercy
Angel of mercy
Angel of mercy
I want you please look down on me