Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ray Charles
Canonical path: /ray-charles/sinner-s-prayer
Related lyric paths: 6
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Sinner's Prayer
Read Sinner's Prayer lyrics by Ray Charles on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sinner's Prayer
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Lord have mercy, lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy, lord have mercy on me
Well if I've done somebody wrong, lord, have mercy if you
Please
I used to have plenty of money, the finest clothes in town
But bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down
Please have mercy, lord have mercy on me
Well if I've done somebody wrong, lord, have mercy if you
Please
Keep on working now, child
Lord every morning
Well if I've been a bad boy, baby, I declare I'll change my
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I don't want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days
Please have mercy, lord have mercy on me
Well if I've done somebody wrong, lord, have mercy if you
Please
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Ray Charles performs "Sinner's Prayer", and this lyric page sits inside the Ray Charles catalog on LyroVerse.
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