Been workin' and slavin'
I left the grocery store man breathing
But I still got so terribly far to go
Gonna break this chain off to run
Well, reckon that ought to get it
I heard the judge say five years labor
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Been workin' and workin'
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Lord, I sure am hot in the sun
But I still got so terribly far to go
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Been working and working
Because they done convicted me of crime
Hold it right there while I hit it
Hold it right there while I hit it
Been working and working
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Been working and working
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
I'm gonna lay down somewhere shady
When they caught me robbing his store
I heard the judge say five years
But I still got so terribly far to go
An' workin' and workin'
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Gonna see my sweet honey bee
I committed crime Lord I needed
On chain-gang you gonna go
Crime of being hungry and poor
I heard my old man scream Lordy, no!
