But when you hear me sing
So get up and go down Emanuel Road, man and boy
You better chop dat stone like wood
And don't tell me 'bout you sick
Well, the moon still in the sky
I want you to do your best
Got to break that stone
You better make dem hammers ring
Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy
To night you better let them women rest
You gotta break dem two by two
Then tomorrow gonna be a big day
Got to break that stone
Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy
But when I call this roll, please Lord
Got to break that stone
When you break dem one by one
You get another shilling in you pay
Got to break that stone
Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy
Wake up and go down Emanuel Road, man and boy
Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy
Got to break that stone
But man you just begun
Got to break that stone
'Cause today, I tell you something new
Got to break that stone
So you can get up and go down Emanuel Road, man and boy
I don't want to miss a soul
Well, I tell you man, if you good
An' the sleep still in you eye
Got to break that stone
So come on and go down Emanuel Road, man and boy
Well, you had a big time last night
And some of your heads are tight
Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy
'Cause from sun to sun you gotta stick
