rocks out of here
on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rocks out of here
on the chain gang
Because I've been convicted of a crime
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
I reckon that oughta get it been working
I've been working
and I still got a long way to go
I committed a crime Lord I needed
Crime of being hungry and poor
Left a grocery store man bleeding
When he caught me robbing his store
Holy steady right there while I hit it
I reckon that oughta get it
Been working, I've been working
And I still got a long way to go
Oh Lord I've been working so hard
Every day and every night I can't go on
Just can't go on
Oh I've been working
I've been working
And I still got a long way to go
When the judge said five years of labor
To the changing boy you got to go
When the judge said five years of labor
Heard my woman scream Lord you know
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
I reckon that ought to get it been working
I've been working
And I still got a long way to go
I wanna see my sweet honey baby
I wanna take these chains off and run
I wanna lay down somewhere shady
Where you know it's hot in the sun
Hold it now,
hold it steady right there while I hit it
I reckon that oughta get it
I've been workin'
You know I've been workin'
And I still got a long way to go
Oh Lord, it's so hard
I want to take these chains off
And I want to run, I've got to run
And I want to run, I've got to run