Somebody Have Mercy

from Bittersweet by Alice Gerrard

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©lyrics and music by Alice Gerrard, Agate Hill Publishing, BMI

lyrics

Somebody have mercy on my soul
If it’s the lord that’s good as gold
But I’m not choosy cause this hole
I’m in it sure is dark & cold.

Every time I start to climb
I think of how I let him mess my mind
How he lied and he cheated, lordy back I slide
It sure is an awful place to hide.

Monday, Monday I went down
Tuesday, Tuesday lost a little more ground
Wednesday Wednesday I got a grip
But his memory got a hold
& Thursday I slipped
Friday Friday lost my mind
Saturday Saturday no respite
Today is Sunday hear my moan
Somebody have mercy on my soul.

Ain’t no elevator, ain’t no stairs
Great big sign – no exit here
Lotta wrong way streets, too many dead ends
Deepest old hole I’ve ever been in.

Every time I start to climb
I think of how I let him mess my mind
How he lied and he cheated, lordy back I slide
It sure is an awful place to hide.

Monday, Monday I went down
Tuesday, Tuesday lost a little more ground
Wednesday Wednesday I got a grip
But his memory got a hold
& Thursday I slipped
Friday Friday lost my mind
Saturday Saturday no respite
Today is Sunday hear my moan
Somebody have mercy on my soul.

Today is Sunday hear my moan
Somebody have mercy on my soul.

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from Bittersweet, released May 1, 2013
Alice Gerrard-lead vocal
Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum, Chloe Tietjen-harmony vocals
Bryan Sutton-guitar
Todd Phillip-string bass
Stuart Duncan-fiddle
Tom Rozum-mandolin

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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