Songtexte: Sam Cooke. Chain Gang.

"Huh! Hah! Huh!"

I hear somethin' sayin'

"Huh! Hah! Huh! Hah! Huh! Hah! Huh! Hah!"

(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 sayin'

"Huh! Hah! Huh! Hah! Huh! Hah! Huh! Hah!"

(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 you hear them sayin' "Hmm...
I'm goin' home one of these days
I'm goin' home to see my woman
Whom I love so dear, but meanwhile
I've 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 sayin' "Hmm...
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