Listen to Mercy Me by Pixies

Mercy Me

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Joey Santiago

Guitar

David Lovering

Drums

Emma Richardson

Emma Richardson

Bass Guitar

Frank Black

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Charles Michael Kittredge Thompson IV

Charles Michael Kittredge Thompson IV

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tom Dalgety

Producer

Robin Schmidt

Mastering Engineer

Dave Snyder

Assistant Engineer

Joe Jones

Assistant Engineer

Matt Hall

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]

Mercy me, mercy me

I lost my dog down Tennessee

Mercy me, cursed me

I lost my dog down Tennessee

[Verse 1]

Now everyone's looking for something to do

We went to take a walk on the avenue

We heard the tragedienne

We heard her sing all through the night

I remember her then, bathed in the light

Of that atomic number ten

[Instrumental]

Never moved to talk and you could not smile

But that face as you walked said, "I'll be back in a while"

I called the police, I called the National Guard

I prayed to the Prince of Peace and I prayed to Saint Bernard

[Chorus]

Mercy me, mercy me

I lost my dog down Tennessee

Mercy me, cursed me

I lost my dog down Tennessee

[Verse 2]

Country music filled the air

Reddish orange from the star

Upon her hair and her guitars

But I don't see you anywheres

[Instrumental]

Mercy me, mercy me

I lost my dog down Tennessee

Mercy me, cursed me

I lost my dog down Tennessee

Written by: Charles Thompson

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