Have mercy, have mercy, baby
have mercy, have mercy on me
well i went to see the gypsy
to have my fortune read
she said "man, your baby gonna leave you
her bags are packed up under the bed,"
that's right

Have mercy, have mercy, baby
have mercy, have mercy on me
but if you leave me baby
girl if you put me down
i'm gonna make it to the nearest river child
and jump overboard and drown,
thats right

Have mercy, have mercy, baby
have mercy, have mercy on me
i said hey hey baby hey hey now
what you trying to do
hey hey baby hey hey now
please don't say we're through

Have mercy, have mercy, baby
have mercy, have mercy on me
but if you stay baby
i tell you what i'm gonna do
i'm gonna work two jobs, seven days a week
and bring my money home to you
thats right
Have mercy, have mercy, baby
have mercy, have mercy on me
yeah

Have mercy, have mercy, baby
have mercy, have mercy on me

I'm going to chicago that's the last thing my baby stayed
i'm packing up my bags i'm gonna leave this town right away

I'm gonna find that girl if i have to hitch hike around the world

chicago city that's what the sign on the freeway read
i'm gonna keep on going til i get to that street's called 6th and 10th

I've gotta find that girl if i have to hitch hike around the world

c'mon hitch hike
hitch hike children
hitch hike
hitch hike baby
hitch hike
hitch hike baby
c'mon hitch hike
hitch hike darling

I'm going to st. louie but my next stop just might be LA, that's what I say
i got no money in my pocket so i'm going to have to hitch hike all the way

I'm gonna find that girl if i have to hitch hike around the world

c'mon hitch hike
hitch hike children
hitch hike
hitch hike baby
hitch hike
hitch hike baby
c'mon hitch hike
hitch hike children

now c'mon c'mon hitch hike
hitch hike children
hitch hike
hitch hike darling
c'mon hitch hike
hitch hike children
hitch hike hitch hike
hitch hike baby
mmmmm.....

Well I told you once and I told you twiceight.
But ya never listen to my advice goin' right.
You don't try very hard to please me
With what you know it should be easy

Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know. Oh no. Oh no.

Well, I'm sorry girl but I can't stay
Feelin' like I do today
It's too much pain and too much sorrow
Guess I'll feel the same tomorrow

Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know. Oh no. Oh no.

Well I told you once and I told you twice
That someone will have to pay the price
But here's a chance to change your mind
Cuz I'll be gone a long, long time

Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know. Oh no. Oh no.
Well, this could be the last time

if I was the sun way up there
I'd go with my love everywhere
I'll be the moon when the sun go down
to let you know i'm still around
that's how strong my love is baby that's how strong my love is
that's how strong my love is that's how strong my love is

I'll be the weeping willow drowning in my tears
you can go swimming when you're here
i'll be the rainbow when the sun is gone
wrap you in my colors and keep you warm
that's how strong my love is that's how strong my love is
that's how strong my love is that's how strong my love is

i'll be the ocean so deep and wide
i'll dry the tears when you cry
i'll be the breeze when the storm is gone
to dry your eyes and keep you warm
that's how strong my love is that's how strong my love is
that's how strong my love is baby that's how strong my love is

that's how strong my love is that's how strong my love is
that's how strong my love is baby that's how strong my love is yeah

that's how strong my love is so deep and so wide my love is
yes it is so strong can't get over it, is so wide
you can't get around me that's how strong my love is
yeah it so strong, so strong, so strong
yeah yeah yeah, that's how strong my love is, is so strong
i wann tell you can't say how strong it is

that's how strong my love is

Whoa la la ta ta
Whoa la la ta ta
la la la all night long
wanna tell you

Whoa la la ta ta
Whoa la la ta ta
la la la all night long

c'mon let the good time roll
we're gonna stay here to soothe our soul
It could take all night long

the evening sun is sinking low
the clock on the wall says its time to go
i've got my plans i don't know about you
i tell you exactly what i'm gonna do

get in the groove & let the good time roll
we're gonna stay here to soothe our soul
It could take all night long

it might be one o'clock it might be three
time don't mean that much to me
ain't felt this good since i don't know when
i might not feel this good again

so c'mon let the good time roll
we're gonna stay here to soothe our soul
It could take all night long

all night, all night
all night, all night long
somebody said it might take all night long
all night, all night whoa

c'mon let the good time roll
we're gonna stay here to soothe our soul
It could take all night long

I wanna tell you something baby
that you don't know, no you don't know
i'm gonna tell your heart, better listen to me

cuz it's alright, yeah it alright

it's alright it's alright it's alright it's alright it's alright darling
it's alright it's alright
it's alright all night long
all night long all night long all night long
it's alright it's alright all day too

yeah it's alright it's alright it's alright all day too

i feel alright i feel alright
i feel alright i feel alright
i feel alright

do you feel it do you
do you feel it do you do you do dyou do you
do you feel it baby do you feel it c'mon
c'mon yeah
c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon baby
c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon baby
c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon baby
c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon darling

I can't get no satisfaction,
I can't get no satisfaction.
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can't get no, I can't get no.

When I'm drivin' in my car
and that man comes on the radio
and he's tellin' me more and more
about some useless information
supposed to fire my imagination.
I can't get no, oh no no no.
Hey hey hey, that's what I say.

I can't get no satisfaction,
I can't get no satisfaction.
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can't get no, I can't get no.

When I'm watchin' my TV
and that man comes on to tell me
how white my shirts can be.
Well he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
the same cigarrettes as me.
I can't get no, oh no no no.
Hey hey hey, that's what I say.

I can't get no satisfaction,
I can't get no girl with action.
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can't get no, I can't get no.

When I'm ridin' round the world
and I'm doin' this and I'm signing that
and I'm tryin' to make some girl
who tells me baby better come back later next week
'cause you see I'm on losing streak.
I can't get no, oh no no no.
Hey hey hey, that's what I say.

I can't get no, I can't get no,
I can't get no satisfaction,
no satisfaction, no satisfaction, no satisfaction.

When your baby leaves you all alone
and nobody call you on the phone
doncha feel like crying
doncha feel like crying like crying like crying
c'mon baby, cry to me

when you're all alone in your lonely room
and there's nothing but the smell of her perfume
doncha feel like crying
doncha feel like crying like crying like crying
c'mon baby, (c'mon) cry to me

nothing could be sadder than a glass of wine alone
loneliness loneliness, it just a waste of your time
but you don't ever you don't ever have to walk alone
you see, so c'mon take my hand
c'mon walk with me

when you're waiting for a voice to come
in the night there is no one
doncha feel like crying
doncha feel like crying like crying like crying
c'mon baby, cry to me

c'mon baby, that's right cry to me
yes, i want you to come on baby
c'mon c'mon cry to me
i want you to c'mon baby
c'mon c'mon and cry to me
yeah c'mon baby c'mon i want you to cry cry cry to me
yeah i want you to cry cry cry cry cry cry cry.....

well i'm waiting at the bus stop in downtown la
well i'm waiting at the bus stop in downtown la
but i'd much rather be on a boardwalk on broadway
well i'm sitting here thinkin just how sharp i am
well i'm sitting here thinkin just how sharp i am
i'm an under assistant west coast promo man

well i promo groups when they come into town
well i promo groups when they come into town
well they laugh at my toupee, they're sure to put me down
well i'm sitting here thinking just how sharp i am
well i'm sitting here thinking just how sharp i am

i'm a necessary talent behind ev'ry rock and roll band
i'm sharp

Well, you've got your diamonds and you've got your pretty clothes
And the chauffeur drives your car
You let everybody know
But don't play with me, 'cause you're playing with fire

Your mother she's an heiress, owns a block in Saint John's Wood
And your father'd be there with her
If he only could
But don't play with me, 'cause you're playing with fire

Your old man took her diamond's and tiaras by the score
Now she gets her kicks in Stepney
Not in Knightsbridge anymore
So don't play with me, 'cause you're playing with fire

Biw tiy;ve git sine diamonds and you will have some others
But you'd better watch your step, girl
Or staret living with your mother
So don't play with me, 'cause you're playing with fire
So don't play with me, 'cause you're playing with fire

sittin thinkin sinkin drinkin
wondering what i'd do when i'm through tonight
smoking moping, maybe just hopin
some little girl will pass on by
don't wanna be alone but i love my girl at ome
i remember what she said
she said "my, my, my don't tell lies, keep fidelity in your head
my my my, don't tell lies. when you're done you should go to bed
don't say hi, like a spider to a fly
jump right ahead and you're dead"

sit up, fed up, low down go round
down to the bar at the place i'm at
sissing drinking, supreficially thinking
about the rinsed out blonde on my left
then i said "hi" like a spider to a fly
remebering what my little girl said

she was common, flirty, she looked about thirty
i would have run away but i was on my own
she told me later she's a machine operator
she said she liked the way i held the microphone
i said my, my, like the spider to the fly
jump right ahead in my web

You need some money in a hurry
but things ain't right
you try to beg and borrow maybe start a fight
your friends don't wanna know you they just pass you by
so they couldn't be your friends because they wouldn't lie

sit down shut up don't dare to cry
things will get better if you really try
so don't ya panic don't ya panic
give it one more try
don't ya panic don't ya panic
give it one more try

you gotta girl that doesn't bring you all she cries
the day turns into night to try to satisfy
you buy her all the things she want she don't improve
You think you'd give her up if you could make that move

sit down shut up don't dare to cry
things will get better if you really try
so don't ya panic don't ya panic
give it one more try
don't ya panic don't ya panic
give it one more try

the things that don't matter easy come and go
and the things that satisfy only come real slow
you gotta know and watch it all in your mind
cause it's better when you get it if you really try

sit down shut up don't dare to cry
things will get better if you really try
so don't ya panic don't ya panic
give it one more try
don't ya panic don't ya panic
give it one more try

keep on trying
keep on trying
keep on trying
keep on trying
keep on trying, you gotta keep trying