Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Black and Blue lyrics

I been working so hard my back's near broke My brows are wet, my throat's a-choke You sent me here for ten long years I miss my whiskey, I miss my beer Well in my arm there's a dreadful pain It's hard digging ditches with a ball and chain I been working so hard my back's near broke My brows are wet, my throat's a-choke You sent me here for ten long years I miss my whiskey, I miss my beer Ain't seen a gal since I don't know when And the way you treat me won't see one again You can beat me You can try to break me Still I'll say to you You'll never break my spirit When my body's black and blue Well in my arm there's a dreadful pain It's hard digging ditches with a ball and chain You broke my back 'cause I spat on a guard That don't make me no better, that just makes me hard Your water it stinks 'cause it comes from a bog And the food you serve me ain't fit for a dog Well, you can beat me You can try to break me But still I'll say to you You'll never break my spirit When my body's black and blue