Work Song Lyrics - Be Good - Gregory Porter

Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang 

Breaking rocks and serving my time 

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang 

'Cause I've been convicted of crime 

Hold it steady right there and let me hit it well 

Well I reckon that ought to get it, yeah yeah 

I've been working 

I've been working 

Oh well and I still 

Got so terribly long to go 

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Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang 

Breaking rocks and serving my time 

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang 

'Cause I've been convicted of crime 

Hold it steady right there and let me hit it 

Well I reckon that ought to get it 

I've been working, I've been working 

And I still got so terribly long to go 

I've been convicted of crime Lord I needed 

A crime of being hungry and poor 

I left the grocery store man bleeding 

When they caught me robbing his store 

Hold it steady right there let me hit it 

Well I reckon that ought to get it 

I've been working, I've been working 

And I still got so terribly long to go 

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I heard the judge say five years of hard labor 

On a chain-gang you gonna go 

I heard that dirty judge say five years of labor 

I heard my woman scream "Lordy, no!" 

Hold it steady right there and let me hit it 

Well I reckon that ought to get it 

I've been working, I've been working 

And I still got so terribly long to go 

Wanna see my sweet honey baby 

Wanna break this chain off and run 

Wanna go lay down somewhere shady 

'Cause it's sure goes hot here in the sun 

Hold it steady right there and let me hit it 

Well I reckon that ought to get it 

I've been working, I've been working 

Still got so terribly long to go 

Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang 

Breaking rocks and serving my time 

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang 

'Cause I've been convicted of crime 

Hold it steady right there and let me hit it 

Well I reckon that ought to get it 

I've been working, I've been working 

Still got so terribly long to go 

I've been working, I've been slaving 

Still got so terribly long to go 

I've been working, I've been slaving 

And I still got so terribly long to go