Mercy Mercy (Live at the Warehouse, 3/12/88)

[Intro]
Yeah

[Verse 1]
I was wallowing
In a pit of snakes
They come crawling
Up around my leg
Now, I despise
Them but I know
If they hypnotize me, huh
Down, down I go

[Chorus 1]
Then I say, Lord
Have mercy on me
Oh, I say, Lord
Have mercy

[Verse 2]
Love to fly
In a purple haze
I believe lies
Just to save face
But when I crash
On solid ground
Then I go splat
And my up comes down

[Chorus 2]
I say, Lord
(Hey, mercy)
Have mercy on me
(Hey, mercy)
I say, Lord
(Hey, mercy)
Have mercy
(Hey, mercy)
Yeah, complete
(Mercy, mercy)
Forgiving
(Mercy, mercy)
Chastening
(Mercy, mercy)
Embracing
(Mercy, mercy)
Well
Ah!

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Love to go far
On my guitar
Love when she sings
Love when she stings
But if I bow
Down to her notes
When death comes 'round
That's all she wrote

[Chorus 2]
I say, Lord
(Hey, mercy)
Have mercy on me
(Hey, mercy)
Oh, Lord
(Hey, mercy)
Have m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m
(Hey, mercy)
Yeah, complete
(Mercy, mercy)
Forgiving
(Mercy, mercy)
Chastening
(Mercy, mercy)
Oh, most of all
(Mercy, mercy)

[Bridge]
Hey
Hey
Ho
Ho
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Yeah
It's a total waste
Ooh, ooh, yeah
Mercy

[Spoken Interlude]
Yeah, I'm feelin' good tonight, I'm feelin' like I wanna ride that A-Train. Y'all wanna ride that A-Train with me? Ah, come on, I can't hear you, you wanna ride the A-Train? Here he is--the A-Train himself! Mr. Aaron Smith! Percussion

[Drum Solo]

[Spoken Interlude]
Yeah! Let's hear it! Mr. Aaron Smith!

[Guitar Solo]

[Spoken Interlude]
Oh, yes. Now the train take 'em down to New Orleans

[Guitar Solo]

["Baby Please Don't Go"]
Baby, please don't go
Baby, please don't go
Baby, please don't go down to New Orleans
You know, I love you so
Baby, please don't go, yeah

[Guitar Solo]

["Baby Please Don't Go"]
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Baby, way out here
Make you walk alone, baby, please don't go, yeah

[Guitar Solo]
Ow!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah

[Spoken Interlude]
I need to hear it, boys. I mean, I forgot what I was singing about before

["Down to the River"]
(Have mercy)
There it is!
(Have mercy)
Oh, yeah
(Have mercy)
Went down to the river
(Have mercy)
To save my soul
(Have mercy)
Oh, down to the river, Lord
(Have mercy)
To save my soul
I saw John the Baptist standing there
He run his fingers right through my hair
I'm at the river
To save my soul
Well, save my soul!
Save my soul!
Save my soul!
Save my soul!
Went down to the river
To save my soul

["Waitin' in School"]
Well, waitin' in school all day long
Waitin' for the bell to ring so I can go home
Put the books on the table, pick up the telephone
"Hello, baby, let's--"
Headin' to the drugstore to get a soda pop
Throw a nickel in the jukebox, and then we rock
My school gal, baby, gonna tell you the news
Sure look good in them baby-doll shoes
Well, it's one, two, pull off my shoes
Three, four, get out on the floor
Five, six, come get your kicks
Down on the corner of Lincoln and 46, yeah!

[Chorus]
(Hey, mercy)
Aw, but when those kicks is over
(Hey, mercy)
I don't look too good, don't feel too good
(Hey, mercy)
Oh, no
(Hey, mercy)
(Hey, mercy)
'Round about that time
(Hey, mercy)
Gonna need a little
(Hey, mercy)
(Hey, mercy)
A little of this
(Hey, mercy)
Ah, ah, yeah
(Hey, mercy)
Oh, oh, oh
(Hey, mercy)
Bop bop a luja
(Hey, mercy)
Bop bop bop bop a luga
(Hey, mercy)
Oh, need it
(Hey, mercy)
I need it, need it
(Hey, mercy)
Yeah, I need it
(Hey, mercy)
I need it, sing it
(Hey, mercy)
Oh, yeah
(Hey, mercy)
Hold it, fellas, I can't hear 'em
(Hey, mercy)
(Hey, mercy)
Yeah
(Hey, mercy)
(Hey, mercy)
Come on now
(Hey, mercy)
Come on
(Hey, mercy)
Come on
(Hey, mercy)
Yeah
(Hey, mercy)
Oh yeah
(Hey, mercy)
Come on now, you need mercy a whole lot more than that
(Hey, mercy)
I know some of you out there
(Hey, mercy)
(Hey, mercy)
You all know some of me
(Hey, mercy)
(Hey, mercy)
It's times like this we need a whole lot
(Hey, mercy)
Oh
(Hey, mercy)
Can you sing it?
(Hey, mercy)
Sing it louder
(Hey, mercy)
Can you sing it?
(Hey, mercy)
(Hey, mercy)
Oh, louder now!
(Hey, mercy)
Oh, a little bit louder now
(Hey, mercy)
Oh, a little bit louder, a little bit louder, oh
(Hey, mercy)
(Hey, mercy)
Come on!
(Hey, mercy)
Come on!
(Hey, mercy)
I said Lord
(Hey, mercy)
Have mercy on me
Oh Lord, Lord, Lordy
(Hey, mercy)
Have mercy on me
(Hey, mercy)
It's complete
(Hey, mercy)
It's forgiving
(Hey, mercy)
It's chastening
(Hey, mercy)
But most of all it's embracing

[Bridge]
Hey
Hey
Oh
Oh
Yeah
Ooh
Take it down
Shh
Yeah!

[Spoken Outro]
Thank you. Goodnight