Woke up this morning   After another one of those crazy dreams   Oh, nothing is going right this morning   The whole world is wrong it seems   Oh, I guess it's the chains that bind me   I can't shake it loose, these chains and things      Got to work this morning   Seems like everything is lost   I got a cold hearted wrong doin' woman   And a slave driving ball   I can't lose these chains that bind me   Can't shake them loose, these chains and things   Just can't lose these chains and things      Oh, you talk about hard luck and trouble   Seems to be my middle name   All the odds are against me   Yes, I can only play a losin' game   These chains that bind me   Can't lose these chains and things   Just can't lose these chains and things      Oh, I would pack up and leave today people   But I ain't got nowhere to go   Ain't got no money to buy a ticket   And I don't feel like walkin' anymore   These chains that bind me   Oh, I can't lose, I can't lose these chains and things