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Bobby Darin
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Go down "¦ Hannah go down
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And stay down "¦
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Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
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Breakin' rocks and servin' my time
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Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
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"˜cause I been convicted of a crime.
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Hold it steady right there while I hit it "¦ huh!
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Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
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Been workin' "¦ I been workin'
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But, I got me so terrible long to go.
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I been convicted of the crime, Lord, of needin'
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Crime of bein' hungry and poor
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Had-a leave some grocery man bleedin'
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When he found me robbin' his store.
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Hold it steady right there while I hit it "¦ huh!
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Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
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Been workin' "¦ I been workin'
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But, I got me so terrible long to go.
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Heard a judge say, "Five years labor "¦
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To the chain gang you got-a go."
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Heard a judge say, "Five years labor."
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Heard my woman scream, "Lordy, no!"
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Hold it steady right there while I hit it "¦ huh!
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Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
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Been workin' "¦ I been workin'
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But, I got me so terrible long to go.
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Captain told me, "You got to watch your behavior "¦
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If you're gonna work just like a natural born man."
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I told the captain, "You'd be meetin' your Savior "¦
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You come on close to this hammer in my hand."
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Hold him steady right there while I hit him "¦ huh!
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Oh, reckon that ought-a get him
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Been workin' "¦ I been workin'
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But, I got me so terrible long to go.
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I wanna see my sweet, honey baby
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I got to break these chains off and run
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I wanna lay my head where it's shady
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Lord knows it's hot in this sun.
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Hold it steady right there while I hit it "¦ huh!
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Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
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Been workin' "¦ I been workin'
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But, I got me so terrible long to go "¦
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See I been workin' "¦ I been workin' "¦
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But, I got me so terrible long to go "¦
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You know I got me so terrible long to go "¦
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Lord "¦ I got me so damn long to go!
Hozier - Work Song (Lyrics)
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