Lyrics Otis Redding

Otis Redding

Chain Gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

All day long they work so hard

Till the sun's comin' down

Workin on the highways and biways

And wearin a frown

I hear them moanin' their lives away

And then you hear somebody say

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

Hear someone sayin'

Whoa I work, work so hard

See my woman, who I love so dear

But I, I've got to work right here

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

My, my, my, my, I work so hard

Give me water, I'm thirsty

Whoa I, I work so hard

You hear them moanin' their lives away

And then you hear somebody say

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang

That's the sound of the men

They are working on the chain gang