Chain Gang
Johnny Cash"Chain Gang" is a song by Johnny Cash, released in 2022 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:32 long and contains 39 lines and 315 words.
Lyrics
0:07I was just a kid roamin' around
0:10Travelin' through a little ol' town
0:13A man walked up and said come with me
0:16You're broke and son that's vagrancy
0:19A carefree lad that love to roam
0:23But Lord I wish I'd stayed at home
0:26The way it looks I'll probably hang
0:29'Cause there ain't no hope on a chain gang
0:33I dig that ditch I chop that corn
0:36I curse the day that I was born
0:39I believe it's better for a man to hang
0:42Than to work like a dog on a chain gang
0:53The guard stands there with a great big gun
0:56I bet he'd love to see me run
0:59And I guess I probably will some day
1:02I'd rather be dead than to live this way
1:06He's well fed and he's six foot tall
1:09And he's a meanest of them all
1:12He cracks that whip and he swings that cane
1:16That sun must've touched his brain
1:19I dig that ditch I chop that corn
1:22I curse the day that I was born
1:25I believe it's better for a man to hang
1:29Than to work like a dog on a chain gang
1:45I got a gal back home that's sweet and kind
1:49But she's been waitin' a long long time
1:53I just told her to forget my name
1:56I won't ever live down the shame
1:59Lord deliver me from this hole
2:02Before I lose my mind and soul
2:05The flesh gets weak and the back gets broke
2:09There ain't no 'cause to laugh and joke
2:12I dig that ditch I chop that corn
2:15I curse the day that I was born
2:19I believe it's better for a man to hang
2:22Than to work like a dog on a chain gang
2:26Work like a dog on a chain gang
2:29Work like a dog on a chain gang
2:32Work like a dog on a chain gang
I was just a kid roamin' around Travelin' through a little ol' town A man walked up and said come with me You're broke and son that's vagrancy A carefree lad that love to roam But Lord I wish I'd stayed at home The way it looks I'll probably hang 'Cause there ain't no hope on a chain gang I dig that ditch I chop that corn I curse the day that I was born I believe it's better for a man to hang Than to work like a dog on a chain gang The guard stands there with a great big gun I bet he'd love to see me run And I guess I probably will some day I'd rather be dead than to live this way He's well fed and he's six foot tall And he's a meanest of them all He cracks that whip and he swings that cane That sun must've touched his brain I dig that ditch I chop that corn I curse the day that I was born I believe it's better for a man to hang Than to work like a dog on a chain gang I got a gal back home that's sweet and kind But she's been waitin' a long long time I just told her to forget my name I won't ever live down the shame Lord deliver me from this hole Before I lose my mind and soul The flesh gets weak and the back gets broke There ain't no 'cause to laugh and joke I dig that ditch I chop that corn I curse the day that I was born I believe it's better for a man to hang Than to work like a dog on a chain gang Work like a dog on a chain gang Work like a dog on a chain gang Work like a dog on a chain gang
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