Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Album: What's Going On (1971)
Charted: 4
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  • Whoa, ah, mercy, mercy me
    Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no no
    Where did all the blue skies go?
    Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east (Father)

    Whoa mercy, mercy me (oh, mercy)
    Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, no (mercy Father)
    Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas, fish full of mercury

    Ah, oh mercy, mercy me
    Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no (help us, Father)
    Radiation underground and in the sky
    Animals and birds who live nearby are dying (help us, help us, Father)

    Oh mercy, mercy me (mercy Father, please help us)
    Oh, things ain't what they used to be (mercy Father)
    Oh, what about this overcrowded land (oh, have mercy Father)
    How much more abuse from man can she stand? Ooh

    Oh, no, no, no, nah, nah, nah (ooh-ooh my sweet Lord)
    My sweet Lord, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah (my, my sweet Lord)
    My, my Lord, my sweet Lord, ooh-ooh (help us Father, please help us) Writer/s: Marvin Gaye
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 27th 1971, "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Marvin Gaye entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #70; and on August 15th, 1971 it peaked at #4 (for 2 weeks) and spent 12 weeks on the Top 100...
    And on August 8th, 1971 it reached #1 (for 2 weeks) on Billboard's R&B singles chart...
    It was the 2nd of 3 straight #1s on the R&B Singles chart; started with "What's Going On" (for 5 weeks), then this one, and finally "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Hollar)" (for 2 weeks), and all three songs were from the 'What's Going On' album...
    R.I.P. Mr. Gaye (1939 - 1984).
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