Odetta - He Had a Long Chain On lyrics

One night as I lay on my pillow Moonlight as bright as the dawn I saw a man come a walkin' 'N he had a long chain on He had a long chain on He had a long chain on He had a long chain on I took him into my kitchen I gave him a bowl full of meat A drink and a bite of cold biscuits Well that's what I gave him to eat He had a long chain on He had a long chain on He had a long chain on When he had finished his supper Thanked me again and again Though it's been years since I've seen him I still hear him draggin' those chains He had a long chain on He had a long chain on He had a long chain on