Breakin' rocks out here on the chain gang Breakin' rocks and servin' my time Breakin' rocks out here on the chain gang Cause a dime convicted me of crime I hold it steady right there while I hit it Well, I reckon that oughta get it I've been workin' and workin' But I still got so deadly far to go I committed crime, Lord, I needn't Crime of bein' hungry and poor I left the grocery store man breathin' When they caught me robbin' his store I hold it right there while I hit it Well, I reckon that's gonna get it I've been workin' and workin' But I still got so deadly far to go I heard the judge say five years of labor On the chain gang, you gonna go I heard the judge say five years of labor I heard my old man scream, Lord, he know I hold it steady right there while I hit it Well, I reckon that oughta get it I've been workin' and workin' But I still got so deadly far to go Ha! Ha! I'm gettin' tired, I'm tired, I'm tired I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired Workin' on the chain gang Ah, but they still They tell me I still Even though I'm so tired and tired They tell me I still Got so terribly far to go