| In a dark backroom or a crowded street | |
| In private life or public speech | |
| Keep everything away from the stifling grip | |
| The bureaucratic eye, the red tape brigade | |
| It doesn't really matter if you don't wanna stay | |
| We'll do very nicely without them OK and oh yeah | |
| Have mercy mercy on me | |
| Have mercy mercy on me | |
| Never occurred to us that we were doing any wrong | |
| Never occurred to us 'cause we were harming anyone | |
| On a crowded street or dark backroom | |
| In private life or public speech | |
| Keep everything away from the stifling grip | |
| The bureaucratic eye, the red tape brigade | |
| It doesn't really matter if you don't wanna stay | |
| We'll do very nicely without them OK and oh yeah | |
| Have mercy mercy on me | |
| Have mercy mercy on me | |
| Never occurred to 'cause we were harming anyone | |
| Never occurred to us that we were doing any wrong | |
| Have mercy mercy on me | |
| Have mercy mercy on me | |
| Mercy mercy mercy on me | |
| Have mercy mercy on me | |
| Have mercy mercy on me | |
| Mercy mercy mercy on me |