Biography:
Don Covay (born Donald Randolph, March 24, 1938 – January 30, 2015) was an American R&B, rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s. He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994.
Donald Randolph was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. His father a Baptist preacher died when Don was eight. Covay resettled in Washington D.C. during the early 1950s and initially sang in the Cherry Keys, his family's gospel quartet.
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Mercy Mercy: Don Covay (And The Goodtimers)
#1 on R&B Charts and #35 on BB Hot 100 on
ATLANTIC Records in 1964.
[Intro]
Bm E A
[Chorus]
A
(Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
D A E
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
A
Well, I went to see a gypsy and had my fortune read.
E A C# F#m D E
She said, Don, your baby's gonna leave you..her bag
Bm A
is packed up under the bed and I cry..
[Chorus]
A
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
D A E
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
A C#m F#m D A E
I said, if you leave me baby....girl, if you put me down.
A C# F#m D
Well, I'm a goin' to the nearest river, child..
E Am7 A
and jump from above and drown..but don't leave me..
[Chorus]
A
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
D A E
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
F#m Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm
Well, now, hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, what you tryin'
A
to do, huh?
F#m Bm F#m Bm E
Hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, please don't say we're
A
through.
[Interlude]
E F#m D A E
[Verse]
A C#m F#m D A
I said, if you stay here, baby.....I tell you what I'm
E A C#m F#m D
gonna do..I'm gonna work two jobs, seven days a week..
E A
to bring my money home to you.
[Outro]
E A F#m A E
Well, I said, mercy, mercy, mercy....mercy, mercy,
A
mercy..(Fade.)
#1 on R&B Charts and #35 on BB Hot 100 on
ATLANTIC Records in 1964.
[Intro]
Bm E A
[Chorus]
A
(Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
D A E
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
A
Well, I went to see a gypsy and had my fortune read.
E A C# F#m D E
She said, Don, your baby's gonna leave you..her bag
Bm A
is packed up under the bed and I cry..
[Chorus]
A
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
D A E
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
A C#m F#m D A E
I said, if you leave me baby....girl, if you put me down.
A C# F#m D
Well, I'm a goin' to the nearest river, child..
E Am7 A
and jump from above and drown..but don't leave me..
[Chorus]
A
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
D A E
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
F#m Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm
Well, now, hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, what you tryin'
A
to do, huh?
F#m Bm F#m Bm E
Hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, please don't say we're
A
through.
[Interlude]
E F#m D A E
[Verse]
A C#m F#m D A
I said, if you stay here, baby.....I tell you what I'm
E A C#m F#m D
gonna do..I'm gonna work two jobs, seven days a week..
E A
to bring my money home to you.
[Outro]
E A F#m A E
Well, I said, mercy, mercy, mercy....mercy, mercy,
A
mercy..(Fade.)
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