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 saying 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 work so hard till the sun is going down Working on the highways and byways and wearing, wearing a frown You hear them moaning their lives away Then you hear somebody say That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang Can't you hear them saying I'm going home one of these days I'm going home to see my woman whom I love so dear But meanwhile I've got to work right here 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 saying My, my, my, my, my, my, my My work is so hard, give me water I'm thirsty, my My work is so hard, whoa My, my, my, my, my, my My work is so hard