When you hear them cuckoos hollerin' (3x)
Sign of rain - sign of rain 

When you hear them woodowls callin' through the night 
(3x)
Somebody's leavin' this old world behind 

When you hear that high 'n lonesome sound (3x)
Somebody's on his last go round 

Beg for mercy on your bended knees 'n pray (2x)
Beg for mercy on your knees 'n pray
Ain't nowhere to run to - ain't no hiding place
Beg for mercy on your bended knees 'n pray