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,
Bad luck and trouble overtook me,
God look at me now

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

Keep on working on, child
Oh, in morning.
Lord have mercy
Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord,
Have mercy if you please

if I've been a bad girl, baby,
Yeah, i'll change my ways.
Don't want bad luck and trouble
To follow me all my days.
Please have mercy
Lord have mercy
Well if I've done somebody wrong,
Lord,Have mercy if you please.