Mercy, mercy me 

Things ain't what they used to be, 

no no Where did all the blue skies go? 

Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east 

Mercy, mercy me 

Things ain't what they used to be, no no 

Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas 

Fish full of mercury 

Mercy, mercy me 

Things ain't what they used to be, no no 

Radiation under ground and in the sky 

Animals and birds who live nearby are dying 

Mercy, mercy me 

Things ain't what they used to be 

What about this overcrowded land 

How much more abuse from man can she stand?

Marvin Gaye

Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)