Chain gang, chain
I was a kid a roamin' around through a little ol' town When a chief up and said, "Come with me You're broke and son, vagrancy"
a carefree lad who loved to roam And how I that I had stayed at home For the way that I pleaded I would hang It's no life of living on a gang
I dig ditch, I chop that corn the day that I was born I believe better for a man to hang Than work like a dog on a chain Chain gang, chain
Well, the stands there with a great big gun I bet love to see me run And I guess, I will some day I'd rather be than to live this way
He well fed and he's six foot tall And the meanest of us all For he cracks that and he swings that cane I reckon the sun touched his brain
I dig that ditch, I chop corn And curse the day that I was I believe it's better for a man to Than work like a dog on a chain Chain gang, chain
I got a gal back who's true and kind And been a waitin' a long long time I rolled and her forget my name For I'll never lose this chain gang
The Heaven to deliver me from hole Where a man can lose his and soul The gets weak and the back gets broke Ain't no to laugh and joke
I dig ditch, chop that corn the day that I was born I believe better for a man to hang Than work a dog on a chain gang
Work like a dog on a gang Work like a dog on a gang like a dog on a chain gang Work a dog on a chain gang Work a dog on a chain gang