Chain Gang Lyrics

Pick me up take me down put me six feet in the ground
There's no need to grieve
just a couple more shovel fulls then you can leave

You know I was born a poor man's son but picking that cotton didn't look too fun
So when a train came down the railroad track
I hopped on board and I didn't look back

I got a face that's leathered and scarred
And a heart that screams when it's pushed too far
So one night you know it came to blood while playing a game of five card stud
I had to roam this land town to town
From north Carolina down to south
Louisiann
Lying and cheating is how I got by and I did my talking with a 45

Yeah the things I've done they put me in a hole
The devils come here to take my soul
Spent my life sitting in jail
gonna spend the rest rotting in hell

I kept on running around and around
And when I finally hit the bottom I didn't make a sound
Now the sky is black but my mind is clear
And I'm looking for a hand to pull me out of here
Then I fell In love with a Chinese whore
She was fresh off the boat from Singapore
Caught that woman with another man
And I sent em both on to the promise land

Chain gang chain gang don't you know the sound
Chain gang chain gang when Jesus ain't around

(Thanks to Shad for these lyrics)