Sam Cooke — Somebody Have Mercy

[Verse 1] Somebody have mercy And tell me what is wrong with me Somebody have mercy And tell me what is wrong with me Sometimes I don't know how I stand The things this woman do to me Let me tell you [Verse 2] When I think about how she do me The tears fall down like rain, like rain When I think about how she do me The tears fall down like rain, like rain When I think I've got her chained down She starts acting up again But oh, let me tell you [Verse 3] I'm going down to the bus station With a suitcase in my hand, yes, I am I'm going down to the bus station With a suitcase in my hand, yes, I am I'm gonna grab me an armful of Greyhound And ride just as far as I can And blow that thing for me now [Harmonica Solo] Yeah, mmm And yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, now Mmmhmm, hmm Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay, yeah Let me tell you one more time [Verse 3] Somebody have mercy I wonder what is wrong with me, Lord have mercy Somebody have mercy I wonder what is wrong with me, yeah Sometimes I don't know how I stand The things this woman do to me Blow that one more time while I tell 'em [Verse 4] I'm standing here wondering, baby Will a matchbox hold my clothes? Yes, I am Standing, wondering, baby Will a matchbox hold my clothes? Yes, I am Oh I got a long way to get there And I got a short time to go [Outro] One more time Oh, oh, oh, hmm, hmm