Lord have mercy,
Lord,
Lord have mercy,
The world's in trouble,
let me tell you about it,
Lord,
Lord,
Lord,
Lord,
Lord,
Listen.
Heaven please send
To all mankind
Understanding
And peace of mind
And peace of mind
If it's not asking too
much
Would you send me
someone to love
Send me someone to love
Just because I'm in misery
I don't beg for no sympathy,
no sympathy
If it's not asking too much
Would you please send me someone to love,
someone to love
And just because I'm in
misery
If it's not asking too much, please send me someone,
send me someone, love,
That's all I need is someone to love
Tell you why
I lay awake nights
And find the world's in trouble
Trouble
An d my an swer
Is always the same
Yeah
Unless man puts an en d to this
damnable sin
Hate, jealousy, nucle ar
Walk up with the world in flames
Just be cause
I'm, just because I'm
Lord have mercy, I'm on my knees
So just to calm them down, yeah,
I'm in misery
I don't beg for
no sympathy
I don't want your
sympathy, oh no
But if it's not asking too
much
Please
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Send me, send me someone,
someone to love
Ow!
And let me talk to you
So ba -da -dee -dee -dee -dee -dee -dee
Sla -la -dee -da -dee -da -dee -da
Sla -doo -ba -hoo -la -la -la -la -la -la
Eh -dee -dee -lee -dee -dee -dee -da
Mm -hmm, mm -hmm
Dee -dee -doo -ah -doo
Eh -dee -eh -dah
Now won't you just, just, just,
just, just send me
Send me someone in love
As all I need is just someone,
just someone, someone
I lay, I lay awake nights
I'm just laying up in my bed
An d
God knows it's a world of trouble
As I leave y 'all this
evening I'd like to say
Ow!
And my answer
Every time I figure it out,
it always comes out the same.
Boy, yes it does.