You know, sometimes we're not prepared for adversity
When it happens sometimes we're caught short
We don't know exactly how to handle it when it comes up
Sometimes we don't know, just what to do when adversity takes over
And I have advice for all of us
I got it from my pianist Joe Zawinul who wrote this tune
And it sounds like what you're supposed to say, when you have that kind of problem
It's called, "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"