Kneeling Drunkard's Plea

Lord have mercy on me
 Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
 And as he knelt there on the ground
 I know that God in heaven looked down
 I went down by an old country church
 I saw the drunkard stagger and lurch
 And as he reached his mother's grave
 I saw that drunkard kneel and pray
 Lord have mercy on me
 Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
 And as he knelt there on the ground
 I know that God in heaven looked down
 Bring my darling boy to me
 Was his mother's dying plea
 And as he staggered through the gate
 A lassie came just one day too late
 Three years have passed since she went away
 Her son is sleeping beside her today
 And I know that in heaven his mother he'll see
 For God has heard that drunkard's plea
 Lord have mercy on me
 Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
 And as he knelt there on the ground
 I know that God in heaven looked down