mercy me
Interjection
Meaning
mercy me
Expressing surprise or alarm.
Mercy me! Look at the state of you!
Examples
Oh mercy, mercy me. Ah things ain't what they used to be. What about this overcrowded land? How much more abuse from man can she stand? Oh, na na... My sweet Lord... No.
Woo ah, mercy mercy me. Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no. Where did all the blue skies go?
"Imagine" avoids "too preachy" as a young lead singer (Bart Millard from Mercy Me) in which you winch anticipating a slap or punch from the abusive dad played by Dennis Quaid.
Rise by Danny Gokey, Echoes (Deluxe Edition) by Matt Maher, Lifer by Mercy Me, Hills and Valleys by Tauren Wells were the others.