Work Song Songtext

von Bobby Darin

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!