Work Song-Nina Simone

[ti:Work Song] [ar:Nina Simone] [al:Wild Is The Wind High Priestes] [by:] [offset:0] [00:09.13]Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang [00:12.75]Breaking rocks and serving my time [00:16.30]Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang [00:20.35]Because they done convicted me of crime [00:24.18]Hold it steady right there while I hit it [00:28.24]Well reckon that ought to get it [00:31.86]Been [00:32.17]Working and working [00:34.74]But I still got so terribly far to go [00:38.63]I commited crime lord I needed [00:43.18]Crime of being hungry and poor [00:47.27]I left the grocery store man bleeding [00:51.38]When they caught me robbing his store [00:54.91]Hold it steady right there while I hit it [00:58.92]Well reckon that ought to get it [01:02.30]Been [01:02.87]Working and working [01:05.80]But I still got so terribly far to go [01:10.17]I heard the judge say five years [01:14.60]On chain-gang you gonna go [01:18.09]I heard the judge say five years labor [01:22.21]I heard my old man scream lordy no [01:25.91]Hold it right there while I hit it [01:29.96]Well reckon that ought to get it [01:33.22]Been [01:33.68]Working and working [01:36.69]But I still got so terribly far to go [02:12.44]Gonna see my sweet honey bee [02:16.49]Gonna break this chain off to run [02:20.24]Gonna lay down somewhere shady [02:24.17]Lord I sure am hot in the sun [02:28.22]Hold it right there while I hit it [02:32.34]Well reckon that ought to get it [02:35.65]Been [02:36.09]Workin and workin [02:39.21]Been [02:40.20]Workin and slavin [02:42.70]An [02:43.14]Workin and workin [02:46.71]But I still got so terribly far to go