Sinner's Prayer - Harry Belafonte, Plas Johnson, Jimmy Rowles

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me

Well if I’ve done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you please

I used to have plenty of money, the finest clothes in town

But bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down

Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me

Well if I’ve done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you please

Keep on working now, child

Lord every morning

Well if I’ve been a bad boy, baby, I declare I’ll change my ways

I don’t want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days

Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me

Well if I’ve done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you