O Lord, Have Mercy On Me

O Lord, Have Mercy On Me

i´ve been broke in georgia
i´ve been broke in tennessee
i´ve been broke by a man
who said that he loved me
o Lord, o Lord, have mercy on me

i´ve been drove to the distance
i´ve been drove to jealousy
i´ve been drove to destruction
by a man that said that he loved me
o Lord, o Lord, have mercy on me

(chorus)
o death where is thy sting
o grave thy victory
i pushed that blade right through his heart
and set this woman free
o Lord, o Lord, have mercy on me
o Lord, o Lord, have mercy on me

i´ve wondered to the east
and i´ve wondered to the west
now i wonder if this eight foot room
will be my final rest
o Lord, o Lord, have mercy on me

these chains that bind me
these stripes on my back
are here to remind me
he ain´t never coming back
o Lord, o Lord, have mercy on me

(chorus)
o death where is thy sting
o grave thy victory
i pushed that blade right through his heart
and set this woman free
o Lord, o Lord, have mercy on me
o Lord, o Lord, have mercy on me

i can see the gallows waitin
i can see that hangman´s back
i can see that i have sealed my fate
and there ain´t no lookin´ back
no, there ain´t no lookin´ back
no, there ain´t no lookin´ back
o Lord, o Lord, have mercy on me