Key: C
Introduction:
C G
Chorus: Lord have mercy on me
D5 C
was the kneelin drunkard's plea
D5 D
and as he knelt there on the ground
C G C
I know that God in Heaven looked down {X2 last time}
C G
1. I went down by an old country church
D5 C
I saw the drunkard stagger and lurch
D5 D
and as he reached his mothers grave
C G C
I saw that drunkard kneel and pray
(Chorus)