that's the sound of the men working on the chain gang that's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they work so hard till the sun's comin' down workin on the highways and biways
I hear them moanin' their lives away and then you hear somebody say
whoa I work, work so hard See my woman, who I love so dear, but I, I've got to work right here.
My, my, my, my, I work so hard Give me water, I'm thirsty
You hear them moanin' their lives away, and then you hear somebody say