Death Don’t Have No Mercy - Reverend Gary Davis
Capo 1

There are two different versions here. The top one is a live version that I personally 
the most and the 2nd version is another set of lyrics I found and I’m guessing that they 
the studio version. Hope this helps. Enjoy!

Em              Am         Em
Well dont have no mercy in this land
G                   A7   D7      G  B7
Death dont have no mercy in this land
Em
Come to your house and he wont stay long
Am                                   C7
You look in the bed and you’ll find your mother gone
Em              B7     C7      B7       Em
Death dont have no mercy in this land

He wont give you time to get ready In this land
He wont give you time to get ready In this land
Well he come to your house and he wont stay long
You look in the bed and you’ll find your father gone
He wont give you time to get ready In this land

Well he’ll leave you standin there cryin In this land
He’ll leave you standin there cryin In this land
He’ll come to your house and he wont stay long
You look in the bed and youll find your sister gone
He’ll leave you standin there cryin in this land

Oh death never takes a vacation In this land
Death never takes a vacation in this land
Well he comes to your house and he wont stay long
You look in the bed and youll find everybody gone
Death never takes a vacation in this land

2nd Version:
Death don't have no mercy in this land.
Death don't have no mercy in this 
he'll come to your house, but he won't stay long.
Look in the bed and somebody'll be 
don't have no mercy in this land.
Death'll go in any family in this land.
Death go in any family in this 
he'll come to your house and he won't stay long
Well, you look in the bed and one of your 
will be gone.
Death don't have no mercy in this land.
Well, he never takes a vacation in this land.
Old Death never takes a vacation in 
land.
Well, he'll come to your house and he won't stay long
Well, you look 
the bed and your mama be gone.
Death don't have no mercy in this land.
INSTRUMENTAL #1
Well, he'll leave you standin' and cryin' in this land.
Well, Death'll leave you 
and crying in this land.
Well, he'll come to your house but he won't stay 
in the bed and your father will be gone.
Death don't have no mercy in this land.
Oh, Death always in a hurry in this land.
Death---always in a hurry in this 
he'll come to your house, but he won't stay long
Look in the bed and one o' your family 
be gone.
Death don't have no mercy in this land.
Well, they won't give you time to get ready in this land.
No, they won't give you 
to get ready in this land.
Well, he'll come to your house but he won't stay 
in the bed and somebody will be gone.
No, they won't give you time to get ready in this land.