oh mercy mercy me oh things ain t what they used to be no no where did all the blue sky go poison is the wind that blows from the north east south and sea oh mercy mercy me oh 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 oh things ain t what they used to be no no radiation in the ground and in the sky animals and birds who live nearby are dying oh mercy mercy me oh things ain t what they used to be what about this overcrowded land how much more abuse from man can you stand my sweet lord my sweet lord my sweet lord