Kneeling Drunkard's Plea

<p>[Chorus]<br/>&quot;Lord, have mercy on me&quot;<br/>Was the kneeling drunkard&#x27;s plea<br/>And as he knelt there on the ground<br/>I know that God in Heaven looked down<br/><br/>[Verse 1]<br/>I went down by an old country church<br/>I saw the drunkard stagger and lurch<br/>And as he reached his mother&#x27;s grave<br/>I saw that drunkard kneel and pray<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>&quot;Lord, have mercy on me&quot;<br/>Was the kneeling drunkard&#x27;s plea<br/>And as he knelt there on the ground<br/>I know that God in Heaven looked down<br/>[Verse 2]<br/>&quot;Bring my darling boy to me&quot;<br/>Was his mother&#x27;s dying plea<br/>And as he staggered through the gate<br/>Alas, he came just one day too late<br/>Three years have passed since she went away<br/>Her son is sleeping beside her today<br/>And I know that in Heaven his mother he&#x27;ll see<br/>For God has heard that drunkard&#x27;s plea<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>&quot;Lord, have mercy on me&quot;<br/>Was the kneeling drunkard&#x27;s plea<br/>And as he knelt there on the ground<br/>I know that God in Heaven looked down<br/>I know that God in Heaven looked down