When you hear them cuckoos hollerin' When you hear them cuckoos hollerin' When you hear them cuckoos hollerin' Sign of rain, sign of rain When you hear them woodowls callin' through the night When you hear them woodowls callin' through the night When you hear them woodowls callin' through the night Somebody's leavin' this old world behind When you hear that high 'n lonesome sound When you hear that high 'n lonesome sound When you hear that high 'n lonesome sound Somebody's on his last go round Beg for mercy on your bended knees 'n pray Beg for mercy on your bended knees 'n pray 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