I Work Down On The Chain Gang-Lightnin' Hopkins

[ti:I Work Down On The Chain Gang] [ar:Lightning Hopkins] [al:The Complete Prestige/Bluesville Recordings] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.10]I Work Down On The Chain Gang (Live) - Lightning Hopkins [00:00.20] [00:02.13]Written by：Sam Lightn [00:03.04] [00:08.28]Yeah you know I worked on the railroad [00:10.56] [00:13.93]I even worked down on that chain gang [00:16.43] [00:23.88]Yeah you know I worked on the railroad [00:26.18] [00:29.19]Oh boy and I worked down on the chain gang [00:31.84] [00:37.85]Yeah you know I've been in a lots of trouble [00:40.22] [00:43.19]Yes and I've been in mostly everything [00:45.71] [00:51.81]Yeah they put me in jail when it was raining [00:54.51] [00:59.24]Honey that was the best for me [01:01.44] [01:07.35]Throwed me in the jail when it was raining [01:09.41] [01:12.58]Honey and that is the best for me [01:15.12] [01:19.39]You know the jail kept me from getting wet [01:21.79] [01:24.73]I didn't have no place to stay don't you see [01:27.47] [01:34.86]When I workin' on the chain gang [01:37.23] [01:42.45]Ball and chain all around my leg [01:44.97] [01:50.28]I was workin' on the chain gang [01:52.13] [01:55.40]Ball and chain all around my leg [01:57.81] [02:02.10]I said please don't drive me too hard I'm an old man [02:05.45] [02:07.05]They say we don't pay no attention to the age [02:09.99] [02:17.28]He said who sent you down here boy [02:19.43] [02:22.42]What did you break in this jail for [02:25.20] [02:30.76]Who sent you down here boy [02:32.61] [02:35.69]What did you break in this jail for [02:38.23] [02:44.14]He say you look like a man would kill your mother [02:46.80]And I believe he did [02:48.32] [02:49.34]Oh boy what did you kill that old woman for [02:52.00] [02:54.47]A sad time and I had to cry [02:56.66] [03:38.24]I said mmmmmmm mister jailer [03:43.33] [03:47.11]Will you please sir bring me the key [03:52.04] [03:56.55]I said mmmmmmm mister jailer [04:01.82] [04:03.14]Will you please sir bring me the key [04:05.89] [04:11.29]I says I just want you to open the door [04:13.70] [04:16.30]'Cause this ain't no place for me