Lord have mercy on me!
Was the kneeling drunkards plea
And as he knelt there on the ground
I know that God from heaven looked down
I went down by an old country church
I saw a drunkard stagger and lurch
And as he reached his mothers grave
I saw that drunkard kneel and pray
Lord have mercy on me!
Was the kneeling drunkards plea
And as he knelt there on the ground
I know that God from heaven looked down
Bring my darling boy to me
Was his mothers dying plea
And as he staggered through the gate
Alas, he came just one day too late
Three years have passed since she went away
Her son is sleeping beside her today
And I know that in heaven his mother hell see
For God has heard that drunkards plea
Lord have mercy on me!
Was the kneeling drunkards plea
And as he knelt there on the ground
I know that God from heaven looked down