Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) lyrics - Ben Harper

(originally by Marvin Gaye)

(from "Extrapolations" soundtrack)

Whoa

Oh, mercy, mercy me

Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no

Where did all the blue skies go?

Poison is the wind that blows from the North and South and East and West

Whoa, mercy, mercy me

Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, no

Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas

Fish full of mercury

Oh, oh, mercy, mercy me

Oh, things ain't what they used to be

Radiation underground and in the sky

Animals and birds who live nearby are dying

Oh, mercy, mercy me

Oh, things ain't what they used to be

What about this overcrowded land?

How much more abuse from man can she stand?

Whoa, good Lord

Whoa, mercy, mercy me

Whoa, good Lord

Sweet Lord

No, no, no, no, no

My sweet Lord

Help us, help us, help us, help us...