| Well, don’t you know
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| That’s the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
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| Well, don’t you know
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| That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
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| All day long they work so hard
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| Till the sun is goin' down
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| Working on the highways and by ways
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| And wearing, wearing a frown
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| You hear them moanin' their lives away
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| Then you hear somebody say
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| Well don’t you know
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| That’s the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
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| Well, don’t you know
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| That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
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| Can’t ya hear them singin'
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| Well, don’t you know
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| That’s the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
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| Well, don’t you know
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| That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
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| Can’t ya hear them sayin'
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| I’m goin' home one of these days
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| I’m goin' home see my woman
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| She’s my love so dear
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| But meanwhile I got to work right here
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| Well, don’t you know
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| That’s the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
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| Well, don’t you know
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| That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
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| Can’t ya hear them singin'
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| My work is so hard
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| Give me water, I’m thirsty
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| My work is so hard
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| Give me water… |