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On this old rock pile, with a ball and chain,
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They call me by a number not a name, Lord, Lord.
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Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time,
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With an aching heart, and a worried mind.
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When that old judge, looked down and smiled,
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Said I'll put you up that river for a while, Lord, Lord.
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Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time,
B7E
With an aching heart, and a worried mind.
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You can hear my hammer, you can hear my song,
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Gonna swing it like John Henry all day long Lord, Lord.
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Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time,
B7E
With an aching heart, and a worried mind.
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Well, now it won't be long, just a few more days,
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I'll settle down and quit my rowdy ways, Lord, Lord.
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With that gal of mine, with that gal of mine,
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She's waited for me, while I've done my time.
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