Death Don't Have No Mercy - John Martyn

Death don’t have no mercy in this land

Death don’t have no mercy in this land

It comes to your house, it won’t stay long

Somebody will be gone, 'cause

Death don’t have no mercy in our land

Death will go into any family in this land, I know him

Death comes into any family in this land

He’s going to come in your family

He won’t stay long

Look in your bed, and you’ll be gone

Wake up dead

Death don’t have no mercy in this land

Death don’t have no mercy in this land

One night, you go to bed

The very next morning going to wake up dead

Because Father Death has got no mercy at all

Never takes a vacation in our land

Death don’t take no vacation

He’ll come to your house but he won’t stay long

Look in the bedroom, mother will be gone

I swear, he’s got no mercy in this land

He’ll leave you, standing and crying in this land

Death will leave you, standing alone and crying in this land

He’ll come to your house, he won’t stay long

Look in the bed, someone else is gone

Death don’t have mercy in our land

Death’s always in a hurry, I understand

Death’s always in a hurry, I can understand

He won’t give you time to get ready

He won’t even say, ready, steady go

You gotta go when it comes

Cos he’s got no mercy in this land

Who cares

Got no mercy in this land

Death’s got no mercy in this land