SAM COOKE- "CHAIN GANG"

WENT TO # 2 IN 1960. LYRICS: SOUND-interspersed with (hooh! aah! hooh!)
I hear somethin' sayin'

(hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!)
(hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!)


(Well, don't you know)
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

All day long they're singin'
(hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!)
(hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!)

(Well, don't you know)
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

All day long they work so hard
Till the sun is goin' down
Working on the highways and byways
And wearing, wearing a frown
You hear them moanin' their lives away
Then you hear somebody sa-ay

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

Can't ya hear them singin'
Mm, 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 he-ere

(Well, don't you know)
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

All day long they're singin', mm
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Give me water, I'm thirsty

FADE
My work is so hard

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[MrBuckwilliam]

awesome saturday night oldie ron... lisa brought me here :)

[rwells47]

I'm glad you visited Buck- have a great weekend! Ron

[rwells47]

Thanks! But I believe it IS the original recording!

[crazytosh1]

Chris Hadfield sent me here :D

[Blanchedeverauxrules]

Designing Women brought me here...

[michael patrick]

Sick criminally insane bastards that couldn't bring joy to a disease better yet cure...

[michael patrick]

We have us today a country of communist punks

[michael patrick]

That's what we need today in Washington DC. How does it feel after he's took from you everything he could steal

[jojodickson]

Needed to come here. Yes, he was gone way too soon. RIP Sam.

[1Mafioso4]

This song always plays in my head at work

[fliesinpersia]

great!!

[ayecheewowow]

Amazing man, gone too soon.