[00:00.00]Work Song (Remastered) - The Blues Band
[00:35.05]Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
[00:38.23]Breaking rocks and serving my time
[00:41.05]Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
[00:44.20]Because they done convicted me of crime
[00:47.02]Hold it steady right there while I hit it
[00:50.49]Well reckon that ought to get it
[00:52.79]Been working and working
[00:55.15]But I still got so terribly long to go
[00:58.99]I committed crime Lord I needed
[01:01.95]Crime of being hungry and poor
[01:04.81]I left the grocery store man breathing
[01:07.76]When they caught me robbing his store
[01:10.87]Hold it steady right there while I hit it
[01:13.85]Well reckon that ought to get it
[01:16.26]Been working and working
[01:18.94]But I still got so terribly long to go
[01:45.02]I heard the judge say five years labor
[01:48.03]On chain-gang you gonna go
[01:50.90]I heard the judge say five years labor
[01:53.77]I heard my old man scream Lordy no
[01:56.78]Hold it right there while I hit it
[01:59.37]Well reckon that ought to get it
[02:02.09]Been working and working
[02:04.77]But I still got so terribly long to go
[02:31.47]Wanna see my sweet honey bee
[02:34.26]Wanna break this chain off to run
[02:37.17]I'm gonna lay down somewhere shady
[02:40.32]Lord I sure am hot in the sun
[02:43.34]Hold it right there while I hit it
[02:46.02]Well reckon that ought to get it
[02:48.97]Been working and working
[02:51.44]But I still got so terribly long to go
[02:55.40]Breaking I'll be rocks out the chain gang