Chain Gang - Sam Cooke: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Chain Gang

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R&B/Soul

Chain Gang was released on March 1, 1961 by RCA/Legacy as a part of the album Swing Low

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Sam Cooke

Vocals

Clifton White

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sam Cooke

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Sam Cooke

Producer

Adam Grover

Immersive Mastering Engineer

Kenta Yonesaka

Immersive Mixing Engineer

Hugo & Luigi

Producer

Bob Ludwig

Mastering Engineer

Bob Simpson

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Huh, ha, huh

I hear something saying

Huh, ha, huh, ha

Huh, ha, huh, ha

[Verse 1]

Well, don't you know?

That's the sound of the men

Working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

Working on the chain gang

[Refrain]

All day long they're saying

Huh, ha, huh, ha

Huh, ha, huh, ha

[Chorus]

Well, don't you know?

That's the sound of the men

Working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

Working on the chain gang

[Verse 2]

All day long they work so hard

Till the sun is going down

Working on the highways and byways

And wearing, wearing a frown

You hear them moaning their lives away

Then you hear somebody say

[Chorus]

That's the sound of the men

Working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

Working on the chain gang

[Verse 3]

Can't you hear them saying?

I'm going home one of these days

I'm going home, see my woman

Whom I love so dear

But meanwhile, I got to work right here

[Chorus]

Well, don't you know?

That's the sound of the men

Working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

Working on the chain gang

[Outro]

All day long they're saying

My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard

Gimme water, I'm thirsty, my, my work is so hard

Woah-oh-oh, my, my, my

My, my, my

My work is so hard

Written by: Sam Cooke

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