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Work Song

from Love The Life by The Jackson Four

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lyrics

Work Song

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Because they done convicted me of crime
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well reckon that ought to get it
Been Working and working
But I still got so terribly far to go

I committed crime Lord I needed
Crime of being hungry and poor
I left the grocery store man bleeding (breathing?)
When they caught me robbing his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well reckon that ought to get it
Been Working and working
But I still got so terribly far to go

I heard the judge say five years
On chain-gang you gonna go
I heard the judge say five years labor
I heard my old man scream "Lordy, no!"
Hold it right there while I hit it
Well reckon that ought to get it
Been Working and working
But I still got so terribly far to go

Gonna see my sweet honey bee
Gonna break this chain off to run
Gonna lay down somewhere shady
Lord I sure am hot in the sun
Hold it right there while I hit it
Well reckon that ought to get it
Been Workin' and workin'
But I still got so terribly far to go
Been Workin' and workin'
But I still got so terribly far to go
Been Workin' and workin'
But I still got so terribly far to go

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from Love The Life, released February 14, 2015
Written By Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown Jr

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The Jackson Four Melbourne, Australia

Australia's Cool Groove Blues, Jazz and Swing Hammond B3 Quartet.

UK Blues Chart Top 20 in 2015.

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