(Hoh! Ah!) I hear something saying (Hoh! Ah!) (Hoh! Ah!)(Well don't you know) That's the sound of the men Working on the chain, ga-ang That's the sound of the men Working on the chain, gang All day long they're singing (Hoh! Ah!) (Well don't you know) That's the sound of the men Working on the chain, ga-ang That's the sound of the men Working on the chain, gang All day long they work so hard till the sun is going down Working on the highways and byways and wearing, wearing a frown You hear they moaning their lives away Then you hear somebody say That's the sound of the men Working on the chain, ga-ang That's the sound of the men Working on the chain, gang Can't you hear them singing, mmm (Hoh! Ah!) I'm going home one of these days I'm going home, see my woman Whom I love so dear But meanwhile I gotta work right here (Well don't you know) That's the sound of the men Working on the chain, ga-ang That's the sound of the men Working on the chain, gang All day long they're singing, mmm (Hoh! Ah!) My work is so hard Give me water I'm thirsty, my work is so hard Woah ooo My work is so hard