Oo oo aa mercy mercy me
  Ah things aint' what they used to be
  Where did all the blue skies go
  Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east.
  
  Oo mercy mercy me
  Ah things ain't what they used to be
  Oil wasted on the ocean and up on our sea
  Fish full of mercury.
  
  Ah oh mercy mercy me
  Ah things ain't what they used to be
  Radiation underground and in the sky
  Animals and birds who live near by are dying.
  
  Oh mercy mercy me
  Ah things ain't what they used to be
  What about this overcrowded land
  How much more abuse from man can she stand