Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy   Got to break that stone   Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy   Got to break that stone      Well, the moon still in the sky   An' the sleep still in you eye   But when you hear me sing   You better make dem hammers ring      Wake up and go down Emanuel Road, man and boy   Got to break that stone   Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy   Got to break that stone      Well, you had a big time last night   And some of your heads are tight   But when I call this roll, please Lord   I don't want to miss a soul      So get up and go down Emanuel Road, man and boy   Got to break that stone   Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy   Got to break that stone      When you break dem one by one   But man you just begun   'Cause today, I tell you something new   You gotta break dem two by two      So come on and go down Emanuel Road, man and boy   Got to break that stone   Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy   Got to break that stone      Well, I tell you man, if you good   You better chop dat stone like wood   Then tomorrow gonna be a big day   You get another shilling in you pay      'Cause from sun to sun you gotta stick   And don't tell me 'bout you sick   I want you to do your best   To night you better let them women rest      So you can get up and go down Emanuel Road, man and boy   Got to break that stone   Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy   Got to break that stone