Work Song
Bluesy tune in a minor key with a strong call and response feel
Composed by Nat Adderley
Year 1960
Length 16 bars
Time
4/4
Style
Swing
Common Key
F-
Chords
Lyrics
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