Work Song (Live)

Work Song (Live) - Bobby Darin

Composed by：Nat Adderley/Oscar Brown Jr.

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 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 d**n long to go