(Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 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!) All day long they work so hard till the sun's goin' down Working on the highways and byways and wearing a frown You hear them moanin' their lives away then you hear somebody say .. 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 (Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 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 here (Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard Give me water, I'm thirsty, oh I'm working so hard (Hooh! aah!) (Hooh! aah!) (Hooh! aah!) (Hooh! aah!) … (Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang (Hooh! aah!) (Hooh! aah!) (Hooh! aah!) (Hooh! aah!)