Workin' (Work Song) (Remastered) - Joe Williams
Written by：Oscar Brown
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 committed crime lord I needed
Crime of being hungry and poor
I left the grocery store man bleeding
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
I heard the judge say five years labor
On chain gang you gonna go
I heard the judge say five years labor
I heard my old man scream lordy no
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 want see my sweet honey bee
I want break this chain off to run
I want 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 working and working
Well I been working and working
Well I been working and well well well been working
Well well well I been working
Oh yes I been working