Johnny Cash - Unchained

The 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
Alas, he 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

I know that God in heaven looked down



Credits
Writer(s): Maybelle Carter, Helen Carter, Anita Carter, June Carter Cash
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Other Album Tracks

  1. Rowboat
  2. Sea of Heartbreak
  3. Rusty Cage
  4. The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)
  5. Country Boy
  6. Memories Are Made of This
  7. Spiritual
  8. The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
  9. Southern Accents
  10. Mean Eyed Cat

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Altri album

  1. Songwriter
  2. Spotlight / Well Alright
  3. Well Alright
  4. The Best of Johnny Cash: Sun Records Essentials
  5. The Best of Johnny Cash: Sun Records Essentials (feat. The Tennessee Two)
  6. INTEGRAL JOHNNY CASH 1954 - 1962
  7. My Way Volume II
  8. My Way Volume III
  9. My Way
  10. Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at The Carousel Ballroom, 4/24/1968

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