Lord Have Mercy Lyrics - Live Rain - Howlin Rain

I caught a glimpse of your body by the river 

I was alone and the sky went forever 

I was the one that killed your father in the first world war 

I once vowed to love your sister for a lifetime 

Took her to the altar and left her like a wind chime 

That was the dawning of the age of the cannibal world 

Lord have mercy on my soul, have mercy Lord 

Mama, have mercy on my soul 

I took your wild peacocks down to the sawmill 

And ground their bones into dust and blood meal 

A rainbow of feathers and shame fell upon my wicked hand 

Lucy, my love, get inside my Grand Torino 

I tell you little girl don't go into the jungle 

There's a million hungry insects there 

And man, they're going to eat you alive, yes, they will 

Lord have mercy on my soul, have mercy Lord 

Mama, have mercy on my soul