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COOKE, Sam



Chain Gang


I hear somethin' sayin'
Hooh! Aah!) (Hooh! Aah!)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they're singin'
(Hooh! Aah!) (Hooh! Aah!)
Well, don't you know


That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they work so hard
Till the sun is goin' down
Working on the highways and byways
And wearing, wearing a frown


You hear them moanin' their lives away
Then you hear somebody say
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
Can't ya hear them singin'
Mm, I'm goin' home one of these days


I'm goin' home, see my woman
Whom I love so dear
But meanwhile, I got to work right here
Well, don't you know


That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they're singin', mm
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Give me water, I'm thirsty,

My, My work is so hard
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard



A Change Is Gonna Come


I was born by the river in a little tent

Oh, and just like the river I've been running ever since


It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will


It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die

'Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky


It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will


I go to the movie and I go downtown

Somebody keep telling me don't hang around


It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will


Then I go to my brother

And I say, "Brother, help me please"

But he winds up knockin' me

Back down on my knees


There've been times that I thought I couldn't last for long

But now I think I'm able to carry on


It's been a long, a long time