Let Loose Those Chains

Let loose those chains, let loose those chains

My back is aching, in so much pain

The shackles are tight, I can’t see the light

Please ol’ Sam, let me be my own man

I can move a mountain with my own free will

Don’t need no enforcer pushing me up the hill

With these two hands I’ll transform the land

Please ol’ Sam, let me be my own man

Let me splash the water onto my face

To wash the tears and the salty taste

To cleanse my soul of all that’s foul

Please ol’ Sam, let me be my own man

Let loose those chains, let loose those chains

My back is aching, in so much pain

The shackles are tight, I can’t see the light

Please ol’ Sam, let me be my own man

Give back the seed so I may sew the fields

I’ll turn the earth and I’ll reap the yields

I can myself without command

Please ol’ Sam, let me be my own man

Let loose those chains, let loose those chains

My back is aching, in so much pain

The shackles are tight, I can’t see the light

Please ol’ Sam, let me be my own man