Stars Classic

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Chain Gang - Sam Cooke/Jackie Wilson and Count Basie/The Supremes/The Persuasions/King Curtis/Lou Rawls and Ladysmith Black Mambazo/Jim Croce/Johnny Nash/Jose Feliciano/The Chaperals/Huey Lewis and The News

Chain Gang
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 gang
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 gang
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 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 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 here

(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're singin', mm
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Give me water, I'm thirsty
My work is so hard