Have Mercy On The Criminal - Elton John (Don't Shoot Me 5 of 10)

HAVE MERCY ON THE CRIMINAL
Elton John
Don't Shoot Me (I'm Only The Piano Player) (1973)

Have you heard the dogs at night
Somewhere on the hill
Chasing some poor criminal
And I guess they're out to kill
Oh there must be shackles on his feet
And mother in his eyes
Stumbling through the devil-dark
With the hound pack in full cry

Have mercy on the criminal
Who is running from the law
Are you blind to the winds of change
Don't you hear him any more

Praying Lord you got to help me
I am never gonna sin again
Just take these chains from around my legs
Sweet Jesus I'll be your friend

Now have you ever seen the white teeth gleam
While you lie on a cold damp ground
You're taking in the face of a rifle butt
While the wardens hold you down

And you've never seen a friend in years
Oh it turns your heart to stone
You jump the walls and the dogs run free
And the grave's gonna be your home

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[Miniermotte]

That intro makes me speachless!

And the whole song is great. Great music, great lyrics!

Elton is so timeless!

[arfurlife]

just sensational. Wish people could write songs like this still. drama on steroids....marvellous sruff Bernie and Elton !

[animalrightspoems]

Only 34k views? So many people missing such great music!

[djs61909]

thanks for posting this album...my fav is High Flying Bird!

[jules031056]

'Borrowed' this album long term off a friend at the time and carried it everywhere as a badge, only to learn, 40 years later, our school bus passed by Bernie's birthplace twice a day - and we didn't know it! Marvellous stuff.

[blackandtanful]

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[Herbuliss]

Powerful Stuff... I feel blessed tot have been alive to here there stuff !

[Violenceinmind40]

Props to Bernie, worth so much more

[brakoma]

One his best rockin' tunes...brilliant!!!!

[SteveSparx]

sheer brilliance entire album

[meridilynn]

This is #6 of 10

[chrisjewett63]

my juvinile arrest(breaking into my jr high school)gave me a musical influence of EJ ,for my mother made me listen to this repeatedly when she took me home from jail.........I am now an Architect....and SANE, so they say.....