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 sun's comin' 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      You 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      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