Lyrics
Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
Breakin' rocks and servin' my time
Breakin' up these rocks on-a 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' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
I been convicted of the crime, Lord, of needin'
Crime of bein' hungry and poor
Had-a leave some grocery man bleedin'
When he found me robbin' his store.
Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
I wanna go see my baby
I got to break these chains off and run
I wanna lay my head where it's shady
Lord it sure gets hot in this sun.
Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
Heard a judge say, Five years labor
To the chain gang you got-a go.
Heard a judge say, Five years labor.
Heard my woman scream, Lord, no!
Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I got me so terrible long to go.
Copyright: GOPAM ENTERPRISES INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): JOHNSON, LUDVIGSON
Breakin' rocks and servin' my time
Breakin' up these rocks on-a 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' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
I been convicted of the crime, Lord, of needin'
Crime of bein' hungry and poor
Had-a leave some grocery man bleedin'
When he found me robbin' his store.
Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
I wanna go see my baby
I got to break these chains off and run
I wanna lay my head where it's shady
Lord it sure gets hot in this sun.
Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I still got a long way to go
Heard a judge say, Five years labor
To the chain gang you got-a go.
Heard a judge say, Five years labor.
Heard my woman scream, Lord, no!
Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' I been workin'
But, I got me so terrible long to go.
Copyright: GOPAM ENTERPRISES INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): JOHNSON, LUDVIGSON