The Undertaker Songtext
von Mavis Staples

The undertaker

Put away the guns 4 future′s sake
Don't U be another number 4 the undertaker
Put away the guns 4 future′s sake
Don't U be another number 4 the undertaker

Mercy
Calling mercy

Turn off the violence, there's children watching
Listen 2 the silence, it′s a better box 2 be in
Turn off the violence, there′s children watching
Listen 2 the silence, it's a better box 2 be in

Mercy (Mercy)
Calling mercy

Don′t go with the crack (No)
U might never come back
I believe I'll say that again
Don′t go with the crack (Don't go with the crack)
U might never come back (Might never come back)


(Mercy) Hey mercy
(Mercy, mercy)
Mercy now (Mercy)
Mercy (Oh Lord, have mercy)

Don′t matter (Don't matter, don't matter)
The color of your face (The color of your face)
The undertaker (The undertaker)
Don′t care about race (Don′t care about race)
On't matter (Don′t matter, don't matter)
The color of your face (The color of your face)
The undertaker (The undertaker)
He don′t care about race (Don't care about race)

Mercy (Mercy)
Calling mercy (Mercy)
Hey mercy

(Calling mercy) {x2}
Mercy, mercy, mercy

Don′t let the devil make U
Dance with the undertaker


Put away the guns 4 future's sake
(Put away the guns 4 future's sake)
Don′t U be another number 4 the undertaker
(Don′t be another number 4 the undertaker)
Put away the guns 4 future's sake
(Put away the guns 4 future′s sake)
Don't U be another number 4 the undertaker
(Don′t be another number 4 the undertaker)
4 the undertaker (4 the undertaker)
4 the undertaker (4 the undertaker)
Undertaker (Undertaker)
I'm talkin′ 'bout the undertaker (Talkin' ′bout the undertaker)

Only the brave can cope
Don′t U give up hope (Don't give up hope)
The undertaker
Here come the undertaker

Mercy
I′m calling mercy
Hey mercy
Mercy
Mercy early in the morning
Sho'nuff (Mercy)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, mercy
Mercy in the morning
Mercy in the noon day hour
In the evening

Don′t let the devil make U (Don't let the devil make U)
Dance with the undertaker (Dance with the undertaker)
Don′t do it (Don't do it)
No no (Don't do it)
Don′t do that y′all
Uh-huh

Only the brave can cope
U see here, U can't give up hope
(Don′t give up, don't give up hope)
No, mercy (Mercy)
Mercy, mercy, mercy (Mercy, yeah) {fade out}
No

Put away the guns 4 future′s sake
Mercy (Mercy)