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 trying to do 
Hey hey baby, hey hey now 
Please don`t say we`re through 

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, have mercy, baby 
Have mercy, have mercy on me 
Yeah 

Have mercy, have mercy, baby 
Have mercy, have mercy on me