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