Work Song Ledisi & Metropole Orkest

[Chorus]
Breaking rock out here on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rock out here on the chain gang
'Cause I’ve been convicted of a crime

[Refrain]
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well, I reckon that ought to get it
I've been working, working
But I still got so terribly far to go
Hey, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
Breaking rock out here on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rock out here on the chain gang
'Cause I’ve been convicted of a crime

[Refrain]
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well, I reckon that ought to get it
I've been working, I been working
And I still got so terribly far to go

[Verse 1]
I committed crime, Lord, I needed
Crime of being hungry and poor
Left the grocery store, man bleeding
When they caught me robbing his store