Jimi Hendrix — Mercy Mercy - Anthology Version

[Chorus] Have mercy Have mercy, baby Umm, have mercy, yeah Have mercy on me [Verse 1] Well, I went to see a gypsy And had my fortune read She said-a, 'Don, you're baby's gonna leave you Her bag is packed up under the bed' I cried, 'Have mercy' Have mercy, baby, yeah Have mercy, yeah Have mercy on me [Pre-Chorus] I said-a ;If you leave me, baby Girl, if you're puttin' me down Well, I'm a-goin' to the nearest river, child An jump (jump) overboard (jump) And drown (jump, jump, jump) But don't leave me [Chorus] Have mercy Have mercy, baby Mercy, yeah Have mercy Have mercy on me [Verse 2] Well now, hey-hey, baby Hey-hey, now What you tryin' to do, huh? Hey-hey, baby, hey-hey, now Please don't say we're through [Pre-Chorus] I said if you stay here, baby I tell ya what I'm gonna do I'm gonna work two jobs Seven days a week An bring my money home to you (Bring it, bring it) [Bridge] But well, I said, 'Mercy' (Mercy) Mercy (Mercy) Mercy! (Mercy) (Ooo-yee-aaah) Mercy (mercy) Mercy (mercy) Mercy! (mercy) [Outro] Oh yeah