(Hooh aah hooh)
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 gang
All 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 gang
All 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-ay
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 gang
Can'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 gang
All day long they're singin' mm
My my my my my my my my
my work is so hard
Give me water I'm thirsty
My work is so hard