The Kneeling Drunkard’s Plea chords by The Louvin Brothers

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Verse 1

"Lord have mercy on me!"

Was the kneeling drunkard's plea

And as he knelt there on the ground

I know that God from heaven looked down

Verse 2

I went down by an old country church

I saw a drunkard stagger and lurch

And as he reached his mother's grave

I saw that drunkard kneel and pray

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Verse 3

"Lord have mercy on me!"

Was the kneeling drunkard's plea

And as he knelt there on the ground

I know that God from heaven looked

down

Interlude 1

Verse 4
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"Bring my darling boy to me"
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Was his mother's dying plea
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And as he staggered through the gate
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Alas, he came just one day too
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late

Interlude 2

Verse 5
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Three years have passed
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since she went away
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Her son is sleeping beside her today
And I know that in heaven
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his mother he'll see
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For God has heard that
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drunkard's plea

Verse 6
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"Lord have mercy on me!"
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Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
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And as he knelt there on the ground
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I know that God from heaven looked down
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