(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 

FADE 
My work is so hard