I hear them moanin' their lives away
They are working on the chain gang
Workin on the highways and biways
They are working on the chain gang
They are working on the chain gang
Give me water, I'm thirsty
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
They are working on the chain gang
You hear them moanin' their lives away
Till the sun's comin' down
That's the sound of the men
See my woman, who I love so dear
They are working on the chain gang
And then you hear somebody say
And then you hear somebody say
But I, I've got to work right here
And wearin a frown
That's the sound of the men
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
My, my, my, my, I work so hard
That's the sound of the men
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
Whoa I, I work so hard
All day long they work so hard
That's the sound of the men
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
That's the sound of the men
That's the sound of the men
Hear someone sayin'
Whoa I work, work so hard
That's the sound of the men
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
They are working on the chain gang
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
