Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Marvin Gaye

{Original}

Album Information
Album Name (Year): What's Going On (1971)
Record Label: Motown Records
Billboard Chart: The Billboard 200
Entry Week (Position): 06/12/1971 (n/a)
Peak Position: 6	Weeks On Chart: 53
Songs On This Album: (Click For Lyrics) 1. What's Going On 2. What's Happening Brother 3. Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) 4. Save The Children 5. God Is Love 6. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) 7. Right On 8. Wholy Holy 9. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

Album Notes

Although originally released in 1971, this album spent 4 weeks on the British Charts starting 07/24/99, peaking at #56.
{Album Notes}

Ah, mercy, mercy me
Ah, 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

Woo, mercy, mercy me, mercy
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury

Oh, mercy, mercy me
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no, no
Radiation underground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live near by are dying

Oh, mercy, mercy me
Ah, things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?

Oh, na na
My sweet Lord, no, no, no, na na
My Lord, my sweet Lord

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Song Information
Song Written By: Marvin Gaye
Track Number: 06	Track Length: 3:13
Billboard Chart: The Billboard Hot 100
Entry Week (Position): 07/03/1971 (70)
Peak Position: 4	Weeks On Chart: 12

Song Notes

This song also appeared on the following Billboard charts (Peak Position):
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents (23)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay (23)