Work Song

Go down Hannah go down
 And stay down
 Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
 Breakin' rocks and servin' my time
 Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
 cause I been convicted of a crime.
 Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
 Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
 Been workin' I been workin'
 But, I got me so terrible long to go.
 I been convicted of the crime, Lord, of needin'
 Crime of bein' hungry and poor
 Had-a leave some grocery man bleedin'
 When he found me robbin' his store.
 Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
 Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
 Been workin' I been workin'
 But, I got me so terrible long to go.
 Heard a judge say, Five years labor
 To the chain gang you got-a go.
 Heard a judge say, Five years labor.
 Heard my woman scream, Lordy, no!
 Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
 Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
 Been workin' I been workin'
 But, I got me so terrible long to go.
 Captain told me, You got to watch your behavior
 If you're gonna work just like a natural born man.
 I told the captain, You'd be meetin' your Savior
 You come on close to this hammer in my hand.
 Hold him steady right there while I hit him huh!
 Oh, reckon that ought-a get him
 Been workin' I been workin'
 But, I got me so terrible long to go.
 I wanna see my sweet, honey baby
 I got to break these chains off and run
 I wanna lay my head where it's shady
 Lord knows it's hot in this sun.
 Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
 Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
 Been workin' I been workin'
 But, I got me so terrible long to go
 See I been workin' I been workin'
 But, I got me so terrible long to go
 You know I got me so terrible long to go
 Lord I got me so damn long to go!