| Song | Have Mercy On The Criminal |
| Artist | Elton John |
| Album | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player |
| 作曲 : Elton John & Bernie Taupin | |
| 作词 : John, Taupin | |
| Have you heard the dogs at night | |
| Somewhere on the hill | |
| Chasin' some poor criminal? | |
| And I guess they’re out to kill | |
| Oh, there must be shackles on his feet | |
| And mother in his eyes | |
| Stumblin' through the devil dark | |
| With the hound pack in full cry | |
| Have mercy on the criminal | |
| Who is runnin' from the law | |
| Are you blind to the winds of change? | |
| Don’t you hear him any more? | |
| Prayin' Lord, "You gotta help meI am never gonna sin againJust take these chains from around my legsSweet Jesus, I’ll be Your friend" | |
| Now, have you ever seen the white teeth gleam | |
| While you lie on a cold damp ground | |
| You’re takin' in the face of a rifle butt | |
| While the wardens hold you down | |
| And you’ve never seen a friend in years | |
| Oh, it turns your heart to stone | |
| You jump the walls and the dogs run free | |
| And the grave’s gonna be your home | |
| Oh, have mercy on the criminal | |
| Who is runnin' from the law | |
| Are you blind to the winds of change? | |
| Don’t you hear him any more? | |
| Prayin' Lord, "You gotta help meI am never gonna sin againJust take these chains from around my legsOoh, sweet Jesus, I’ll be Your friend" | |
| Oh, have mercy on the criminal | |
| Who is runnin' from the law | |
| Are you blind to the winds of change? | |
| Don’t you hear him any more? | |
| Prayin' Lord, "You gotta help meI am never gonna sin againJust take these chains from around my legsSweet Jesus, I’ll be Your friend" |
| zuò qǔ : Elton John Bernie Taupin | |
| zuò cí : John, Taupin | |
| Have you heard the dogs at night | |
| Somewhere on the hill | |
| Chasin' some poor criminal? | |
| And I guess they' re out to kill | |
| Oh, there must be shackles on his feet | |
| And mother in his eyes | |
| Stumblin' through the devil dark | |
| With the hound pack in full cry | |
| Have mercy on the criminal | |
| Who is runnin' from the law | |
| Are you blind to the winds of change? | |
| Don' t you hear him any more? | |
| Prayin' Lord, " You gotta help meI am never gonna sin againJust take these chains from around my legsSweet Jesus, I' ll be Your friend" | |
| Now, have you ever seen the white teeth gleam | |
| While you lie on a cold damp ground | |
| You' re takin' in the face of a rifle butt | |
| While the wardens hold you down | |
| And you' ve never seen a friend in years | |
| Oh, it turns your heart to stone | |
| You jump the walls and the dogs run free | |
| And the grave' s gonna be your home | |
| Oh, have mercy on the criminal | |
| Who is runnin' from the law | |
| Are you blind to the winds of change? | |
| Don' t you hear him any more? | |
| Prayin' Lord, " You gotta help meI am never gonna sin againJust take these chains from around my legsOoh, sweet Jesus, I' ll be Your friend" | |
| Oh, have mercy on the criminal | |
| Who is runnin' from the law | |
| Are you blind to the winds of change? | |
| Don' t you hear him any more? | |
| Prayin' Lord, " You gotta help meI am never gonna sin againJust take these chains from around my legsSweet Jesus, I' ll be Your friend" |