On this old rock pile with a ball
And chain they call me by a number
Not a name, Lord, Lord gotta do
My time, I gotta do my time with
An aching heart on that gal of mine
You can hear my hammer, you can
Hear my song honna sing it like
John Henry all day long, Lord, Lord
Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time
With an aching heart on that gal of mine
When that old judge looked down
At me said, "i'll put you in that
Penitentiary," Lord, Lord gotta do
My time, gotta do my time with an
Aching heart on that gal of mine
Well, now it won't be long, just
A few more days they'll let me
Out of here, I'm gonna stay, Lord
Lord with that gal of mine, with
That gal of mine she's waited for
Me while I've done my time
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