Work Song - Nina Simone
Play the audio for 'Work Song'Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Because they done convicted me of crime
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well I reckon that ought to get it
Been
Working and working
But I still got so terribly far to go
I commited crime Lord, I needed
Crime of being hungry and poor
I left the grocery store man bleeding (breathing?)
When they caught me robbing his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well I reckon that ought to get it
Been
Working and working
But I still got so terribly far to go
I heard the judge say five years
On chain-gang you gonna go
I heard the judge say five years labor
I heard my old man scream "Lordy, no!"
Hold it right there while I hit it
Well I reckon that ought to get it
Been
Working and working
But I still got so terribly far to go
Gonna break this chain off to run
Gonna lay down somewhere shady
Lord I sure am hot in the sun
Hold it right there while I hit it
Well I reckon that ought to get it
Been working and working
Been working and slaving
And working and working
But I still got so terribly far to go
Album Lyrics
- Feeling Good
- My Baby Just Cares For Me
- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
- Ne Me Quitte Pas
- Take Me To The Water
- I Put A Spell On You
- Don't Explain
- Mississippi Goddam
- Don't Smoke In Bed
- I Loves You Porgy
- Work Song
- Love Me Or Leave Me
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
- I'm Going Back Home
- The Other Woman
- Sinnerman
- Mood Indigo
- I'm Gonna Leave You
- See-Line Woman
