DamnLyrics - The center provides all the lyrics

Chain Gang - The Supremes



     
Page format: Left Center Right
Direct link:
BB code:
Embed:

Chain Gang Lyrics


Ho ha ho ha
I hear someon sayin'
Ho ha ho ha
Ho ha ho haWell don't you know
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gangAll day long they're saying
Ho ha ho ha
Ho ha ho haWell don't you know
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gangAll day long they work so hard
'till the sun is going down, down
Workin' on the highways and byways and wearing
Wearing a frown
You hear them moaning

Their lives away
Then you hear somebody sayThat's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gangThey're saying
I'm going home one of these days
I'm going home
See my woman whom I love so dear
Mean while
I have to work right hereWell don't you know
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gangAll they long they're saying
My, my, my work is so hard
Give me water
I'm thirsty
My work is so hard
Songwriters
COOKE, SAMPublished by
Lyrics © Abkco Music, Inc. Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941. Other patents pending.

Enjoy the lyrics !!!
The Supremes were a very successful motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco. One of Motown's signature acts, The Supremes were the most successful African-American musical act of the 1960s, recording twelve #1 hits between 1964 and 1969, many of them written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. The crossover success of the Supremes during the mid-1960s paved the way for future black soul and R&B acts to gain mainstream audiences both in the United States and overseas.

Founded in Detroit, Michigan, United States in 1959, The Supremes began as a quartet called The Primettes. Founding members Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, all from the Brewster-Douglas public housing project in Detroit, were the sister act to The Primes (later The Temptations). In 1960, Barbara Martin replaced McGlown, and the group signed with Motown in 1961 as The Supremes. Martin left at the end of 1961, and Ross, Ballard, and Wilson carried on as a trio. After they achieved success in the mid-1960s with Ross as the lead singer, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes in 1967, and replaced Ballard with Cindy Birdsong. Ross left the group for a solo career in 1970, and was replaced by Jean Terrell. After 1972, the lineup of the Supremes changed frequently, with Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene all becoming members before the group ended its eighteen-year existence in 1977.

User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.

View All

The Supremes