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