Chain Gang

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