Have Mercy on My Soul! Songtext
von John Lee Hooker

Have mercy on my soul!

Huh huh huh
When my first wife left me boys
Put me out on the highway
When my first wife left me, left me
Put me out on the highway
And ever since that day
My life ain′t been the same to me no more

I had a good girl
Good as she could be
I had a good girl, good girl
Good as she could be
But the way she loved me
I wanted every woman that I seen
Yes I did
Now watch this now


I was drinking and gambling, drinking and gambling
Ever since my wife been gone
Drinking and gambling, drinking and gambling
Ever since my wife been gone
I followed the highway
Highway have been my home
Yes, yes
Looka here now

Looka here now
I was sitting down thinking this morning
About my wife and child
I was sitting down thinking this morning
Boys, about my wife and child
I want to go back home so bad
Until I just don't know what to do

I left my wife and my baby
My baby girl was only four days old
I left my wife and my baby
My little girl was only four days old
And don′t you know boys, that's one thing
Lord, that keeps on worrying me
Yes it do
Looka here what I hope now


I hope my little baby girl haven't learned to call no other man daddy
And boy, that keeps on worrying me
Just one thing hurts me so bad
And that keeps on worrying me
I hope my little girl haven′t learned to call no other man daddy
Lord, and that′s what keeps on worrying me

I want to go back home
I want to go back home so bad
I want to go back home
I want to go back home so bad
Want to get my wife and my baby back again
I want to go back home to stay
Yes, yes
Hear what I said to my wife

I said baby
I ain't going to drink and gamble no more
I said baby, baby
Drink and gamble, drink and gamble no more
I want to stay at home with you baby
Live like a married man should
I said baby
Teach my little baby girl, teach her, teach her
How to call me daddy one more time
Baby, teach my little baby girl
To call me daddy just one more time
I been gone so long, so long
And she forgot my name
Please teach her how to call me daddy one more time
Please teach her, I′m her daddy