Mercy

FAT, SHORT AND UGLY THAT'S WHAT MERCY WAS. SHE COULDN'T READ OR WRITE BUT SHE COULD SING SO WELL! LA, LA, LA! LA, LA, LA! SHE ALWAYS SMILED AND TOLD NO LIE, YOU KNOW ONCE KIDS CALLED HER A “STUPID PIG!” BUT SHE SMILED AND WENT LA, LA, LA! LA, LA, LA! NOBODY CARE ABOUT “HAPPY MERCY” 'CAUSE SHE WAS JUST NOTHIN' TO THEM NO! NO! NO! NOBODY HATED HER BUT NONE LOVED HER 'CAUSE PEOPLE THOUGHT SHE WAS HAPPY ENOUGH JUST BY HERSELF NO! NO! NO! NOBODY HURT HER BUT NONE HELPED HER 'CAUSE PEOPLE THOUGHT SHE WAS HAPPY ENOUGH JUST BY HERSELF FLESH AND BLOOD! HEART AND VOICE! MERCY LU! MERCY USED TO SING IN SHINNIN' SNOW FLAKES. MERCY USED TO SING FOR THE SUN FLOWERS. LA. LA. LA! LA. LA. LA! ONE DAY GOD HEARD IT MERCY SINGIN' AND HE LOVED HER SO MUCH THEN HE TOOK HER AWAY! LA. LA. LA! LA. LA. LA! NOW EVERYBODY REALIZED “HAPPY MERCY” IS GONE 'CAUSE THEY COULDN'T HEAR HER SINGIN' “LA, LA, LA!” NO! NO! NO! NOBODY MISSED HER BUT NONE WAS REALLY HAPPY LIVIN' WITHOUT HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE NO! NO! NO! NOBODY FORGOT HER BUT NONE WORRIED 'BOUT HER 'CAUSE PEOPLE KNEW SHE WAS HAPPY ENOUGH JUST BY HERSELF FLESH AND BLOOD! HEART AND VOICE! MERCY LU! EVERYBODY'S LIVIN' IN PEACE! EVERYBODY'S LIVIN' IN PEACE! EVERYBODY'S LIVIN' IN PEACE! EVERYBODY'S LIVIN' IN PEACE!