(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)
I hear somethin' sayin'(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)
(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)(Well, don't you know)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gangAll day long they're singin'
(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)
(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)(Well, don't you know)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gangAll day long they work so hard
Till the sun is goin' down
Working on the highways and byways
And wearing, wearing a frown
You hear them moanin' their lives away
Then you hear somebody sa-ayThat's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gangCan't ya hear them singin'
Mm, I'm goin' home one of these days
I'm goin' home see my woman
Whom I love so dear
But meanwhile I got to work right he-ere(Well, don't you know)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gangAll day long they're singin', mm
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Give me water, I'm thirstyMy, my work is so hard
Oh my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard