Sam ("Lightning") Hopkins - I Work Down on the Chain Gang lyrics

Yeah, you know I worked on the railroad I even worked down on that chain gang Yeah, you know I worked on the railroad Oh, boy and I worked down on the chain gang Yeah, you know I've been in a lots of trouble Yes, and I've been in mostly everything Yeah, they put me in jail when it was raining Honey, that was the best for me Throwed me in the jail when it was raining Honey, that is the best for me You know the jail kept me from getting wet I didn't have no place to stay, don't you see? When I was working on the chain gang Ball and chain all around my leg When I was working on the chain gang Ball and chain all around my leg I said, "Please don't drive me too hard, I'm an old man" They say, "We don't pay no attention to the age" He said, "Who sent you down here, boy? What did you break in this jail for? Who sent you down here, boy? What did you break in this jail for?" He say, "You look like a man who would k** your mother" And I believe he did Oh, boy, what did you k** that old woman for? A sad time and I had to cry I said mister jailer Will you please, sir, bring me the key? I said, mister jailer Will you please, sir, bring me the key? I say I just want you to open the door 'Cause this ain't no place for me