Work Song

Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang Breaking rocks and serving my time Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang 'Cause I've been convicted of crime Hold it steady right there and let me hit it well Well I reckon that ought to get it, yeah yeah I've been working I've been working Oh well and I still Got so terribly long to go Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang Breaking rocks and serving my time Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang 'Cause I've been convicted of crime Hold it steady right there and let me hit it Well I reckon that ought to get it I've been working, I've been working And I still got so terribly long to go I've been convicted of crime Lord I needed A crime of being hungry and poor I left the grocery store man bleeding When they caught me robbing his store Hold it steady right there let me hit it Well I reckon that ought to get it I've been working, I've been working And I still got so terribly long to go I heard the judge say five years of hard labor On a chain-gang you gonna go I heard that dirty judge say five years of labor I heard my woman scream "Lordy, no!" Hold it steady right there and let me hit it Well I reckon that ought to get it I've been working, I've been working And I still got so terribly long to go Wanna see my sweet honey baby Wanna break this chain off and run Wanna go lay down somewhere shady 'Cause it's sure goes hot here in the sun Hold it steady right there and let me hit it Well I reckon that ought to get it I've been working, I've been working Still got so terribly long to go Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang Breaking rocks and serving my time Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang 'Cause I've been convicted of crime Hold it steady right there and let me hit it Well I reckon that ought to get it I've been working, I've been working Still got so terribly long to go I've been working, I've been slaving Still got so terribly long to go I've been working, I've been slaving And I still got so terribly long to go