Work Song Songtext
von Johnny Rivers

Breaking up rocks on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rocks out there on the chain gang
Cause I′ve been convicted of crime

Hold it steady right there while I hit it
There I reckon that ought-a get it
Been working and working
But I still get so terrible long to go


I commit a crime Lord, of needing
Crime of being hungry and poor
Left the grocer store man bleeding
When he caught me robbing his store

Judge he said five years hard labour
On the chain gang you're gonna go
I heard the judge say five years of labour
I heard my woman scream Lordy Lo

Wanna see my sweet honey baby
I wanna break this chain off and run
Wanna lay down somewhere shady
Lord, it sure is hot in the sun.