Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang 破岩在这里上链团伙

Breaking rocks and serving my time 打破岩石和服务我的时间

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang 破岩在这里上链团伙

Because they done convicted me of crime 因为他们所做被判罪我

Hold it steady right there while I hit it 拿着它稳定在那里，而我打

Well reckon that ought to get it 好了估计，应该得到它

Been 去过

Working and working 工作和工作

But I still got so terribly far to go 但我仍然有这么可怕很长的路要走

   

I commited crime Lord I needed í犯罪的主，我需要

Crime of being hungry and poor 被饥饿和贫穷犯罪

I left the grocery store man bleeding (breathing?) 我离开了杂货店的人流血（呼吸？ ）

When they caught me robbing his store 当他们发现我抢他的商店

Hold it steady right there while I hit it 拿着它稳定在那里，而我打

Well reckon that ought to get it 好了估计，应该得到它

Been 去过

Working and working 工作和工作

But I still got so terribly far to go 但我仍然有这么可怕很长的路要走

   

I heard the judge say five years 我听到法官说5年

On chain-gang you gonna go 在链钢，你要去

I heard the judge say five years labor 我听到法官说5年劳动

I heard my old man scream "Lordy, no!" 我听见我的老男人尖叫“乖乖，不！ ”

Hold it right there while I hit it 拿着它在那儿，而我打

Well reckon that ought to get it 好了估计，应该得到它

Been 去过

Working and working 工作和工作

But I still got so terribly far to go 但我仍然有这么可怕很长的路要走

   

Gonna see my sweet honey bee 会看到我的甜蜜蜜的蜜蜂

Gonna break this chain off to run 要打破这个链条断运行

Gonna lay down somewhere shady 会放下的地方黑幕

Lord I sure am hot in the sun 主啊，我肯定是在炎热的阳光下

Hold it right there while I hit it 拿着它在那儿，而我打

Well reckon that ought to get it 好了估计，应该得到它

Been 去过

Workin' and workin' 日夜不停的和干活

Been 去过

Workin' and slavin' 干活和斯莱文

An' 一个“

Workin' and workin' 日夜不停的和干活

But I still got so terribly far to go 但我仍然有这么可怕很长的路要走