Work Song
Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
Breakin' rocks and servin' my time
Breakin' rocks all day on the chain gang
'Cause I been convicted of a crime
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin', been workin'
But still got a long way to go
I committed-a crime of bein' hungry
A crime of bein' needy and poor
Left-a grocery store man a-bleedin'
When he caught me robbin' his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Oh, I reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But still got a long way to go
I wanna go and see my sweet baby
Want to take these chains off and run
I wanna go somewhere cool and shady
Lord it sure gets hot in this sun
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Oh, I reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But still got a long way to go
Somebody help me!
I committed-a crime of bein' hungry
A crime of bein' needy and poor
I left that grocery store man a-bleedin'
When he caught me robbin' his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
I heard the judge said "Five years-a labor"
"To the chain gang you have to go"
I heard the judge said "Five years-a labor"
I hear my woman scream "Lord, no!"
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Oh, I reckon one more time oughta get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
When I'm breaking rocks on-a chain gang
Breakin' rocks and servin' my time
Breakin' rocks all day on the chain gang
'Cause I been convicted of a crime
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin', been workin'
But still got a long way to go
I committed-a crime of bein' hungry
A crime of bein' needy and poor
Left-a grocery store man a-bleedin'
When he caught me robbin' his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Oh, I reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But still got a long way to go
I wanna go and see my sweet baby
Want to take these chains off and run
I wanna go somewhere cool and shady
Lord it sure gets hot in this sun
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Oh, I reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But still got a long way to go
Somebody help me!
I committed-a crime of bein' hungry
A crime of bein' needy and poor
I left that grocery store man a-bleedin'
When he caught me robbin' his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
I heard the judge said "Five years-a labor"
"To the chain gang you have to go"
I heard the judge said "Five years-a labor"
I hear my woman scream "Lord, no!"
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Oh, I reckon one more time oughta get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
When I'm breaking rocks on-a chain gang
Credits
Writer(s): Nathaniel Adderley, Oscar Brown Jr.
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