Chain Gang - Jackie Wilson, Count Basie

Don’t you know\nThat’s the sound of the men\nThey’re working on the chain gang\nWoah, lord, the sound of the men\nThey’re working on the chain gang\nAll day long, they’re singing\nDon’t you know\nThe sound of the men\nThey’re working on the chain gang\nCan’t you hear them\nThey’re out there working\nThey’re working on the chain gang\nAll day long, they work so hard\nTil the sun is going down\nWorking on the highway and byways\nAnd wearing, wearing a frown\nYou’ll hear them\nMoaning their lives away\nThen you might hear\nSomebody say now\nThat’s the sound of the men\nThey’re working on the chain gang\nWoah, lord, the sound of the men\nWorking on the chain gang\nAll day long, they’re going\nThat’s the sound of the men\nWorking on the chain gang\nEvery day, that’s the sound of men\nThey’re working on the chain gang\nThis is what they’re saying\nI’m going home one of these days\nI’m going home, yes, I am See my woman, the one I love so dear\nBut in the meanwhile, people\nYou know I gotta work right here\nThe sound of the men\nThey’re working on the chain…