Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea , by - Johnny Cash. Release date: 31.12.1995
Song language: English
The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea |
| Lord have mercy on me Was the kneeling drunkard’s plea |
| And as he knelt there on the ground |
| I know that God in heaven looked down |
| I went down by an old country church |
| I saw the drunkard stagger and lurch |
| And as he reached his mother’s grave |
| I saw that drunkard kneel and pray |
| Lord have mercy on me Was the kneeling drunkard’s plea |
| And as he knelt there on the ground |
| I know that God in heaven looked down |
| Bring my darling boy to me Was his mother’s dying plea |
| And as he staggered through the gate |
| A lassie came just one day too late |
| Three years have passed since she went away |
| Her son is sleeping beside her today |
| And I know that in heaven his mother he’ll see |
| For God has heard that drunkard’s plea |
| Lord have mercy on me Was the kneeling drunkard’s plea |
| And as he knelt there on the ground |
| I know that God in heaven looked down |