Mercy

I stood in the waterMe paré en el agua

In the middle month of winterEn el medio del mes de invierno

My camel skin was tortureMi piel de camello era tortura

I was in a state of natureEstaba en un estado de naturaleza

The wind, sir, it was wickedEl viento, señor, era malvado

I was so aloneEstaba tan solo

Just as I predictedJusto como lo predije

My followers were goneMis seguidores se habían ido

And I cried `Mercy'Y lloré 'Misericordia'

Have mercy upon meTen misericordia de mí

And I got down on my kneesY me arrodillé

Thrown into a dungeonArrojado a un calabozo

Bread and water was my portionPan y agua era mi porción

Faith - my only weaponFe, mi única arma

To rest the devil's legionPara descansar la legión del diablo

The speak-hole would slide openLa abertura para hablar se deslizaba abierta

A viper's voice would pleadUna voz viperina suplicaba

Thick with innuendoGruesa de insinuaciones

Syphilis and GreedSífilis y Codicia

And she cried `Mercy'Y ella lloró 'Misericordia'

Have mercy upon meTen misericordia de mí

And I told her to get down on her kneesY le dije que se arrodillara

In a garden full of rosesEn un jardín lleno de rosas

My hands, tied behind meMis manos atadas detrás de mí

My cousin was working miraclesMi primo estaba haciendo milagros

I wondered if he'd find meMe preguntaba si me encontraría

The moon was turned toward meLa luna se volvía hacia mí

Like a platter made of goldComo un plato de oro

My death, it almost bored meMi muerte, casi me aburría

So often was it toldTan a menudo se contaba

And I cried `Mercy'Y lloré 'Misericordia'

I cried mercy on meLloré misericordia sobre mí

Cryind `Mercy'Llorando 'Misericordia'

Have mercy on meTen misericordia de mí