COOKE, Sam

Chain Gang

I hear somethin' sayin'
Hooh! Aah!) (Hooh! Aah!)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they're singin'
(Hooh! Aah!) (Hooh! Aah!)
Well, don't you know

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they work so hard
Till the sun is goin' down
Working on the highways and byways
And wearing, wearing a frown

You hear them moanin' their lives away
Then you hear somebody say
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
Can't ya hear them singin'
Mm, I'm goin' home one of these days

I'm goin' home, see my woman
Whom I love so dear
But meanwhile, I got to work right here
Well, don't you know

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they're singin', mm
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Give me water, I'm thirsty,

My, My work is so hard
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard

A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river in a little tent

Oh, and just like the river I've been running ever since

It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will

It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die

'Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky

It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will

I go to the movie and I go downtown

Somebody keep telling me don't hang around

It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will

Then I go to my brother

And I say, "Brother, help me please"

But he winds up knockin' me

Back down on my knees

There've been times that I thought I couldn't last for long

But now I think I'm able to carry on

It's been a long, a long time