Every morning by da break of day Pick and shovel in my hand Prove to the worlds I's a natural man Don't not to hurt me but my back and spine Don't have to worry 'bout my wife and chil' Six months on the road you know is ain't no time I got 1 to 99 Workin' on the road you know is mighty sad Why I had to be so doggone bad? Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Would go home but aint no news Jail house man won't let me go If they ever let me go, I won't be a bad boy no more Six months on the road you know ain't no time I doin 1 to 99 Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Have to work from sun to sun When will I ever make it back home? Workin on the road you know is mighty sad Why'd Big Daddy have to be so bad? If they ever let me go, Big Daddy won't be a bad boy no more Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Have to work from sun, sun to sun When will I ever make it back home? When will I ever make it back home?