Have mercy on the criminal

Mel:          Chd:                                                                  Mel:             Chd:                                                                   Mel:       Chd:                                                                       Mel:                     Chd:                {none}                            Have you heard the dogs at night somewhere on the hill? Chasing some poor criminal & I guess they’re out to kill.                 Oh there must be shackles on his feet and mother in his eyes. Stumbling thru devil dark with the hound pack in full cry.                     Chorus:                                           Have mercy        on  the criminal         who is running from the law. Are you blind       to the wind of change?         Don’t you hear him anymore? Praying Lord    you gotta help me.              I am never gonna sin again Just take these chains from round 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.                     {Repeat Chorus}