Work Song (Remastered 2017)-Oscar Brown Jr.

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[00:00.00]Work Song - Oscar Brown, Jr.
[00:02.05]Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
[00:04.11]Breakin' rocks and servin' my time
[00:07.50]Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
[00:10.97]'Cause I been convicted of a crime
[00:14.32]Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh
[00:17.86]Oh reckon that ought-a get it
[00:20.71]Been workin' hard workin'
[00:23.67]But I still got so terrible long to go
[00:27.84]I convicted of the crime Lord of needin'
[00:31.02]Crime of bein' hungry and poor
[00:34.50]Had-a leave some grocery man bleedin'
[00:37.54]When he found me robbin' his store
[00:40.99]Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh
[00:44.56]Oh reckon that ought-a get it
[00:47.32]Been workin' hard workin'
[00:50.10]But I still got so terrible long to go
[00:54.23]Judge say five years hard labor
[00:57.54]To the chain gang you got-a go
[01:00.85]Heard a judge say five years labor
[01:04.12]Heard my woman scream lordy no
[01:07.56]Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh
[01:11.09]Oh reckon that ought-a get it
[01:13.55]Been workin' hard workin'
[01:16.53]But I still got so terrible long to go
[01:46.80]I wanna see my sweet honey baby
[01:49.91]I wanna break these chains off and run
[01:53.27]I wanna lay my head where it's shady
[01:56.66]Lord knows it's hot in this sun
[01:59.76]Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh
[02:03.49]Oh reckon that ought-a get it
[02:06.07]Been workin' hard workin'
[02:08.98]But I still got so terrible long to go
[02:13.09]Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
[02:19.50]Breakin' rocks and servin' my time