Story Behind The Song

If you're working at a job everyday for the man, it doesn't make a difference if your in the corporate cube or working on the chain gang. The train will move on but you'll be stuck in town your whole life long...

Song Description

Some major power chords set the tone for the chain gang and the rhythmic backing evokes the image of the train moving on while the singer laments he'll be here his whole life long - a working man's song.

Lyrics

You know I'm working hard
This dirty railway line
Got that pain in my mind
I've got to go

You know the man he hit me
Got right down and bit me
Said he's got to fit me
With some of those iron chains
That ain't nice, that ain't nice
That ain't nice a da da da da

We lift that sledge up
Then we sing a little song
Then we pull the sledge down
And we move it, yes we move it in time

Workin for the man for free
Workin for the man for free
Workin for the man for free
Workin for the man for free
Workin for the man for free
Workin for the man for free
Workin for the man for free
Workin for the man for free
Work and Slave, Work and Slave
Work and Slave, Work and Slave
Work and Slave, Work and Slave
Work and Slave, Work and Slave
Work and Slave, Work and Slave
Work and Slave, Work and Slave
Work and Slave, Work and Slave
Work and Slave, Work and Slave
Work and Slave
Work and Slave

The train that goes
Through the town and it is gone
But me I've got to stay
And work my whole live long
My whole live long

You know I'm working hard
This dirty railway line
Got that pain in my mind
I've got to go

You know the man he hit me
Got right down and bit me
Said he's got to fit me
With some of those iron chains

We lift that sledge up
Then we sing a little song
Then we pull the sledge down
And we move it, yes we move it in time