Mercy Lyrics - Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

I stood in the water 

In the middle month of winter 

My camel skin was torture 

I was in a state of nature 

The wind, sir, it was wicked 

I was so alone 

And just as I predicted 

My followers were gone 

I cried, mercy 

Have mercy on me 

And I got down on my knees 

Crying mercy 

Have mercy on me 

And I got down on my knees 

Thrown into a dungeon 

Bread and water was my portion 

And faith, my only weapon 

To rest the devil's legion 

The speak hole would slide open 

A viper's voice would plead 

A voice thick with innuendo 

Syphilis and Greed 

And she cried, mercy 

Have mercy on me 

I told her to get down on her knees 

Crying, mercy 

Have mercy upon me 

And I told her to get down on her knees 

A garden full of roses 

My hands were tied behind me 

My cousins working miracles 

I wondered if he'd find me 

A moon had faced toward me 

Like a platter made of gold 

My death, it almost bored me 

So often was it told 

And I cried, mercy 

Have mercy on me 

I dropped down to my knees 

And I cried, mercy 

Have mercy on me 

And then it pushed me to my knees 

Mercy 

Have mercy on me 

And I dropped down on my knees 

Crying mercy 

Hey, mercy, mercy 

And I dropped down on my knees 

Crying mercy 

Oh have mercy 

Have mercy