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