Work Song lyrics - Bobby Darin

See the full Work Song lyrics from Bobby Darin. Work Song lyrics belongs on the album Earthy. Learn every word of your favourite song and get the meaning or start your own concert tonight :-). Rate this song's lyrics. Uploaded by Williemae Knebel. Use it for personal and educational purposes only. Listen to these sick beats by Bobby Darin.

Song Work Song video
Bobby Darin - Work Song video

Work Song lyrics

Go down … Hannah go down
And stay down…

Breakin’ up these rocks on-a chain gang
Breakin’ rocks and servin’ my time

Breakin’ up these rocks on-a chain gang
‘cause I been convicted of a crime
Hold it steady right there while I hit it … huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin’ … I been workin’
But, I got me so terrible long to go

I been convicted of the crime, Lord, of needin’
Crime of bein’ hungry and poor
Had-a leave some grocery man bleedin’

When he found me robbin’ his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it … huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin’ … I been workin’
But, I got me so terrible long to go

Heard a judge say, “Five years labor
To the chain gang you got-a go”
Heard a judge say, “Five years labor”
Heard my woman scream, “Lordy, no!”
Hold it steady right there while I hit it … huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin’ … I been workin’
But, I got me so terrible long to go

Captain told me, “You got to watch your behavior…
If you’re gonna work just like a natural born man”
I told the captain, “You’d be meetin’ your Savior…
You come on close to this hammer in my hand”
Hold him steady right there while I hit him … huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get him
Been workin’ … I been workin’
But, I got me so terrible long to go

I wanna see my sweet, honey baby
I got to break these chains off and run
I wanna lay my head where it’s shady
Lord knows it’s hot in this sun.
Hold it steady right there while I hit it … huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin’ … I been workin’
But, I got me so terrible long to go

See I been workin’ … I been workin’…
But, I got me so terrible long to go…
You know I got me so terrible long to go…
Lord … I got me so damn long to go!

More Bobby Darin lyrics


Songs from same album Earthy

Bobby Darin - The sermon of samson lyrics
You read about ol’ Samson you read about his birth Well, Samson was the strongest man that ever walked on earth Now, the Bible tells us down in ancient times...
Bobby Darin - Er-i-ee was a'rising lyrics
We were forty miles from Albany Forget it I never shall What a terrible storm we had one night On the ER-I-EE Canal We were forty miles from Albany Forg...
Bobby Darin - Work song lyrics
Go down … Hannah go down And stay down… Breakin’ up these rocks on-a chain gang Breakin’ rocks and servin’ my time Breakin’ up these rocks on-a chain gang ‘cause ...
Bobby Darin - I'm on my way lyrics
I'm on my way to Canaan's land I'm on my way to Canaan's land I'm on my way to Canaan's land I'm on my way, great God, I'm on my way I asked my brother...
Bobby Darin - Strange rain lyrics
Strange rain fallin' around us All day, every day Strange rain fallin' around us And what will become of my baby? Baby, my baby Much too little to ru...


Recent lyrics



Terms of User Agreement