Chain gang, gang
I was a kid a roamin' around Travelin' a little ol' town When a walked up and said, "Come with me You're broke and son, vagrancy"
a carefree lad who loved to roam And how I wish I had stayed at home For the way that I pleaded I rather hang It's no life of on a chain gang
I dig that ditch, I that corn the day that I was born I believe it's better for a man to work like a dog on a chain gang Chain gang, gang
Well, the guard stands there a great big gun I bet he'd to see me run And I guess, I probably some day I'd rather be than to live this way
He looks fed and he's six foot tall And the meanest of us all For he cracks whip and he swings that cane I reckon the sun must've touched his
I dig that ditch, I chop that And the day that I was born I it's better for a man to hang work like a dog on a chain gang Chain gang, gang
I got a gal back home who's true and And she's been a waitin' a long time I and told her forget my name For I'll never lose this gang chain
The Heaven to deliver me from this Where a man can his mind and soul The place gets weak and the gets broke no cause to laugh and joke
I dig that ditch, that corn Curse the day I was born I believe it's better for a man to Than like a dog on a chain gang
Work a dog on a chain gang Work like a dog on a gang like a dog on a chain gang Work like a dog on a gang Work like a dog on a gang