Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving my time

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang

Because they done convicted me of crime

Hold it steady right there while I hit it

Well reckon that ought to get it

Been
Working and working

But I still got so terribly far to go

I commited crime lord I needed

Crime of being hungry and poor

I left the grocery store man bleeding ?breathing? ?

When they caught me robbing his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it

Well reckon that ought to get it
Been
Working and working

But I still got so terribly far to go

Gonna see my sweet honey bee

Gonna break this chain off to run

Gonna lay down somewhere shady

Lord I sure am hot in the sun

Hold it right there while I hit it

Well reckon that ought to get it
Been
Workin and workin

But I still got so terribly far to go