hear somethin' sayin' 

(hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!) 

(hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!) 

(Well, don't you know) 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 

All day long they're singin' 

(hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!) 

(hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!) 

(Well, don't you know) 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 

All day long they work so hard 

Till the sun is goin' down 

Working on the highways and byways 

And wearing, wearing a frown 

You hear them moanin' their lives away 

Then you hear somebody sa-ay 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 

Can't ya hear them singin' 

Mm, I'm goin' home one of these days 

I'm goin' home see my woman 

Whom I love so dear 

But meanwhile I got to work right he-ere 

(Well, don't you know) 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 

All day long they're singin', mm 

My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard 

Give me water, I'm thirsty 

My work is so hard