Death....... don't have no mercy

“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”




Ernest Hemingway


Death don't have no mercy in this land

Death don't have no mercy in this land

He'll come to your house and he won't stay long

You'll look in the bed and somebody will be gone
Death don't have no mercy in this land



Well Death will go in any family in this land

Well Death will go in every family in this land

Well he'll come to your house and he won't stay long

Well you'll look in the bed and one of your family will be gone

Death will go in any family in this land

Well he never takes a vacation in this land

Well old Death never takes a vacation in this land

Well he'll come to your house and he won't stay long

Well you'll look in the bed and your mother will be gone

Death never takes a vacation in this land


Well he'll leave you standin' and cryin' in this land

Well Death will leave you standin' and cryin' in this land

Well he'll come to your house and he won't stay long

You'll look in the bed and somebody will be gone

Death will leave you standin' and cryin' in this land

Old Death always in a hurry in this land

Old Death always in a hurry in this land

Well he'll come to your house and he won't stay long

You'll look in the bed and your mother will be gone

Death always in a hurry in this land

Well he won't give you time to get ready in this land

Well he won't give you time to get ready in this land

Well he'll come to your house and he won't stay long

Well you'll look in the bed and somebody will be gone

Death won't give you time to get ready in this land
~Traditional, Rev. Gary Davis


Old man winter comes this way.
Bringing with him death and decay.
~N