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