Work Song Songtext
von Knut Kiesewetter

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

Ought to sit right there while I hit it
Well, I reckon that ought to get it
Been working and working
But I still got so terrible long to go

I committed crime, Lord, I needed
Crime of being hungry and poor
Left the grocer stummin′, bleedin'
When he caught me robbin' the store

Ought to sit right there while I hit it
Well, I reckon that ought to get it
Been working and working
But I still got so terrible long to go


Judge, he say, "Five years of hard labor
On the chain gang you′re gonna go"
I heard the judge say, he said, "Five years of labor"
Heard my woman a-scream, "Lord, you know"

Try to hold it steady right there, man
While I try to hit it
Well, I reckon that ought to get it
I′ve been working for so long, working
And I still, still got so terrible long to go

I wanna see my sweet, sweet honey baby
I wanna break these chains off and run
I wanna lay down somewhere it's shady
Lord, it sure is hot in the sun

Try to hold it steady right there, man
While I hit it
Well, I reckon that ought to get it
I′ve been working for so long, working
And I still got so terrible long to go

I committed crime, Lord, I needed
Crime of being hungry and poor
Left the grocer stummin', bleedin′
When he caught me robbin' the store


Ought to sit right there while I hit it
Well, I reckon that ought to get it
Been working and working
But I still got so terrible 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

Ought to sit right there while I hit it
Well, I reckon that ought to get it
Been working and working
But I still got so terrible long to go
Been working and working
But I still got so terrible long to go

Long to go
Long to go
Long to go
Long to go