That's the sound of the men 
They are working on the chain gang
 That's the sound of the men 
They are working on the chain gang 
That's the sound of the men 
They are working on the chain gang
All day long they work so hard 
Till the [bad word]  down 
Workin on the highways and biways 
And wearin a frown
I hear them moanin' their lives away 
And then you hear somebody say
That's the sound of the men 
They are working on the chain gang 
That's the sound of the men 
They are working on the chain gang 
That's the sound of the men
 They are working on the chain gang
Hear someone sayin' 
Whoa I work, work so hard 
See my woman, who I love so dear 
But I, I've got to work right here
That's the sound of the men 
They are working on the chain gang 
That's the sound of the men 
They are working on the chain gang 
That's the sound of the men 
They are working on the chain gang
My, my, my, my, I work so hard 
Give me water, I'm thirsty Whoa I,
 I work so hard