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Gregory Porter – Work Song (2012) | Track profile | Dork

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Gregory Porter
Be Good
Work Song

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Work Song

Release date: 2012

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About This Track

"Work Song" is a track by Gregory Porter, from the album Be Good, released 2012. Full lyrics are available below.

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Gregory Porter

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Lyrics

Work Song

( Oscar Brown Jr Cover )

Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang

Breaking rocks and serving my time

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang

'Cause I've been convicted of crime

Hold it steady right there and let me hit it well

Well I reckon that ought to get it, yeah yeah

I've been working

I've been working

Oh well and I still

Got so terribly long to go

Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang

Breaking rocks and serving my time

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang

'Cause I've been convicted of crime

Hold it steady right there and let me hit it

Well I reckon that ought to get it

I've been working, I've been working

And I still got so terribly long to go

I've been convicted of crime Lord I needed

A crime of being hungry and poor

I left the grocery store man bleeding

When they caught me robbing his store

Hold it steady right there let me hit it

Well I reckon that ought to get it

I've been working, I've been working

And I still got so terribly long to go

I heard the judge say five years of hard labor

On a chain-gang you gonna go

I heard that dirty judge say five years of labor

I heard my woman scream "Lordy, no!"

Hold it steady right there and let me hit it

Well I reckon that ought to get it

I've been working, I've been working

And I still got so terribly long to go

Wanna see my sweet honey baby

Wanna break this chain off and run

Wanna go lay down somewhere shady

'Cause it's sure goes hot here in the sun

Hold it steady right there and let me hit it

Well I reckon that ought to get it

I've been working, I've been working

Still got so terribly long to go

Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang

Breaking rocks and serving my time

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang

'Cause I've been convicted of crime

Hold it steady right there and let me hit it

Well I reckon that ought to get it

I've been working, I've been working

Still got so terribly long to go

I've been working, I've been slaving

Still got so terribly long to go

I've been working, I've been slaving

And I still got so terribly long to go

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Track details

From Be Good

2012

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Album

Release year

2012

—Imitation of Life
—Mother's Song
—Real Good Hands (Radio Edit)
—When Did You Learn
—The Way You Want to Live
—Our Love
—Work Song
—Bling Bling
—On My Way to Harlem
—God Bless the Child
—Be Good (Lion's Song)
—Painted On Canvas

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Liquid Spirit (Claptone Remix)

Still Rising - The Collection

Still Rising - The Collection

Liquid Spirit (Special Edition)

Liquid Spirit (Special Edition)

Take Me To The Alley

Take Me To The Alley

Be Good

Turntables on the Hudson Vol. 10 Uptown Downtown

Turntables on the Hudson Vol. 10 Uptown Downtown

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer: Brian Bacchus
Vocals: Gregory Porter
Mastering Engineer: Liberty Ellman
Mixing Engineer: Liberty Ellman