Work Song-Oscar Brown, Jr.

[ti:Work Song] [ar:Oscar Brown, Jr.] [al:In a New Mood] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Work Song - Oscar Brown, Jr. [00:01.28]Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang [00:04.47]Breaking rocks and serving my time [00:07.32] [00:08.05]Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang [00:11.41]'Cause they convicted me of crime [00:14.05] [00:14.58]Hold it steady right there while I hit it [00:17.55] [00:18.23]Well reckon that ought to get it [00:20.61]Been workin' and workin' [00:23.69]But I still got so terribly long to go [00:26.85] [00:28.13]I committed crime [00:29.67]Lord I needed [00:31.06] [00:31.61]Crime of bein' hungry and poor [00:34.12] [00:34.74]I left the grocery store man bleeding [00:38.24]When they caught me robbin' his store [00:40.96] [00:41.64]Hold it steady right there while I hit it [00:44.40] [00:45.09]Well reckon that ought to get it [00:47.70]Been workin' and workin' [00:50.10] [00:50.78]But I still got so terribly long to go [00:53.48] [00:55.06]And judges say five years hard labor [00:57.75] [00:58.31]On chain-gang you gonna go [01:00.90] [01:01.73]I heard the judge say five years labor [01:04.61] [01:05.13]I heard my old man scream [01:06.77]Lordy no [01:07.92] [01:08.47]Hold it steady right there while I hit it [01:11.37] [01:12.03]Well reckon that ought to get it [01:14.82]Been workin' and workin' [01:17.79]But I still got so terribly long to go [01:21.37] [01:49.80]I wanna see my sweet honey baby [01:53.13]I wanna break this chain off to run [01:56.05] [01:56.64]I wanna lay down somewhere shady [01:59.43] [02:00.14]Lord I sure it's hot in the sun [02:02.97] [02:03.56]Hold it right there while I hit it [02:06.41] [02:07.18]Well reckon that ought to get it [02:09.70]Been workin' and workin' [02:12.95]But I still got so terribly long to go [02:16.72] [02:17.76]Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang [02:23.45] [02:25.28]Breaking rocks and serving my time