Lyrics:

He was black and handsome
And mighty mighty brave
Comin' from the backwoods
The grandson of a slave
He was caught for something
They knew he'd never done
And he was diggin' ditches
Out in the burnin' sun

[Chorus]
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
No more, no more, no more

Man he was a giant
And iron he could bend
And he swore he'd fight them
Down to the bitter end
Though he was no talker
His burnin' eyes would say
You may keep on tryin'
Can't hold me no way

[Chorus]

And one night he lay in waiting
Hit the guard and took the key
And before the others caught him
He jumped out and he was free
He jumped out and he was free

He made for the swamp lands
It seemed a hopeless duel
They had dogs and shotguns
And they were mighty cruel
But they couldn't find him
He was too smart and strong
Hiding' in the daytime
Wandering all night long


TRAD


Era negru ?i frumos
?i puternic puternic curajos
Vine 'din regiune înapoiata
Nepotul unui sclav
El a fost prins de ceva
Ei ?tiau ca nu ar fi facut
?i el a fost Diggin 'santuri
În Burnin 'soare

[Chorus]
De lucru pe lan?ul de gasca, nu mai mult
De lucru pe lan?ul de gasca, nu mai mult
De lucru pe lan?ul de gasca, nu mai mult
De lucru pe lan?ul de gasca, nu mai mult
Nici mai mult, nici mai mult, nici mai

Omul a fost un gigant
?i fier ar putea îndoi
?i a jurat ca o sa le lupte
Pâna la capat
De?i el a fost nici vorbitor
Ochii lui Burnin 'ar spune
A?i putea pastra pe încerc
Nu ma poate ?ine nici un fel

[Chorus]

?i într-o noapte a pune în a?teptare
Lovit garda ?i a luat cheia
?i înainte ceilal?i l-au prins
El a sarit ?i el a fost liber
El a sarit ?i el a fost liber

El a facut pentru terenurile mla?tina
Se pare un duel fara speran?a
Ei au avut câini ?i pu?ti
?i erau puternici cruzi
Dar nu l-am gasit
Era prea inteligent ?i puternic
Ascunderea 'în timpul zilei
Wandering toata noaptea