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. 

Mercy mercy me 
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no 
Oil wasted on the oceans 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 the sky 
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying.

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