Lyrics to
Have Mercy

This version of Have Mercy was released by Robert Palmer in 1976.

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Have mercy, have mercy baby
Please have mercy,have mercy on me
Oh have mercy, please have mercy baby
Have mercy mercy, have mercy on me

Went to see the gypsy, to have my fortune read
She said your baby’s gonna leave you
She’s got her bags stashed under the bed

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

If you stay here baby, tell you what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna work to a job, seven days a week
Bring my money home to you

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

Hey baby, hey now
What you tyrin’ to do
Hey baby, hey now
Please don’t say we’re through

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

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About Lyrics and Have Mercy by Robert Palmer

The lyrics to Have Mercy are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Robert Palmer used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to Have Mercy have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Robert Palmer and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Have Mercy by Robert Palmer. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Have Mercy" means the words set to the music of Have Mercy, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Robert Palmer. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Have Mercy and the lyrics to Have Mercy are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Robert Palmer who came here looking just for the lyrics to Have Mercy, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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