All day long they're sayin'
Well don't you know
Workin' on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gang
Can't hear them sayin'
Workin' on the chain gang
Give me water I'm thirsty
My, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
That's the sound of the men
Meanwhile I have to work right here
My, my work is so hard
Hmm, I'm goin' home one of these days
And wearing, wearing a frown
Ho ha ho ha
Till the sun is going' down
Workin' on the chain gang
I'm goin' home
Hmm, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Workin' on the highways and byways
Well don't you know
Ho ha ho ha
Workin' on the chain gang
Ho ha ho ha
All day long they're sayin'
That's the sound of the men
That's the sound of the men
That's the sound of the men
That's the sound of the men
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gang
Ho ha ho ha
That's the sound of the men
See my woman whom I love so dear
You hear them moanin' their lives away
All day long they work so hard
Well don't you know
Workin' on the chain gang
Workin' on the chain gang
Then you hear somebody say
