Rambler's Blues-Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Death don't have no mercy in this land Death don't have no mercy in this land He'll come to your house, but he won't stay long Look in the bed, and you'll find your mother gone Death don't have no mercy in this land Death don't take a vacation in this land Death don't take a vacation in this land He'll come to your house, but he won't stay long Look in the bed and you'll find your sister gone Death don't have no mercy in this land Death is always in a hurry in this land Death is always in a hurry in this land He'll come to your house, but he won't stay long Look in the bed and you'll find your father gone Death don't have no mercy in this land Leave you standin' and cryin' in this land Leave you standin' and cryin' in this land He'll come to your house, but he won't stay long Look in the bed and you'll find your brother gone Death don't have no mercy in this land Leave you standin' and cryin' in this land Leave you standin' and cryin' in this land He'll come to your house, but he won't stay long You know that, someday, we will all be gone Death don't have no mercy in this land