Lyrics
every mornin finds me moanin
Expresses a sense of despair and sorrow every morning.
life's a losing gamble to me
Life feels like a risky bet with frequent losses.
cause of all the trouble i see
Attributing troubles in life to the challenges and hardships.
everybody knows i'm moanin
Publicly known that the person is constantly moaning.
every evenin finds me moanin
Every evening is marked by loneliness and the expression of sadness.
i'm alone and crying the blues
Being alone and experiencing the blues, a style of music expressing sadness.
i'm so tired of paying my dues
Frustration with the continuous effort and struggle.
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Engaged in physically demanding labor as part of a chain gang.
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Serving a sentence by breaking rocks, a form of hard labor.
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang lord i've been convicted me of crime
Convicted of a crime and sentenced to chain gang labor.
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Instructions during physical labor on the chain gang.
well reckon that ought to get it
Expressing satisfaction or completion of a task.
been
No specific information in this line.
working and working
Continuous and strenuous work, but still a long way to achieve goals.
but I still got a long way to go
Despite hard work, progress is slow and the destination is distant.
I commited crime Lord I needed
Admits to committing a crime out of desperation due to hunger and poverty.
Crime of being hungry and poor
Clarifies the crime was driven by necessity, not malice.
I left the grocery store man bleeding (breathing?)
Suggests harm to the grocery store owner during the crime.
When they caught me robbing his store
Caught in the act of robbing a store.
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Instructions during physical labor on the chain gang.
Well reckon that ought to get it
Expressing satisfaction or completion of a task.
been
No specific information in this line.
working and working
Continuous and strenuous work, with a long way to go despite efforts.
but I still got so terribly far to go
Despite hard work, progress is slow and the destination is distant.
I heard the judge say five years
Received a five-year sentence from the judge.
On chain-gang you gonna go
Assigned to a chain gang for the duration of the sentence.
I heard the judge say five years labor
Reiterating the length and nature of the sentence involving hard labor.
I heard my old man scream "Lordy, no!"
Father's emotional reaction to the news of the sentence.
Hold it right there while I hit it
Instructions during physical labor on the chain gang.
well reckon that ought to get it
Expressing satisfaction or completion of a task.
been
No specific information in this line.
working and working
Continuous and strenuous work, with a long way to go despite efforts.
but I still got so terribly far to go
Despite hard work, progress is slow and the destination is distant.
gotta go make or break cause i'm grievin
Feeling compelled to take drastic actions due to grief.
Gotta break this chain off to run
Desire to break free from the chain gang, willing to risk it all.
and if the boss man stops me from leavin
Expressing defiance against authority, particularly the boss.
i tell you lord i'm gonna get him one
Threatening retribution against the boss for hindering escape.
Hold him steady right there while I hit him
Instructions during physical confrontation with the boss.
well reckon that ought to get it
Expressing satisfaction or completion of a task.
been
No specific information in this line.
workin' and workin'
Continuous and strenuous work, with a long way to go despite efforts.
i got a long way to go
Acknowledging the extensive journey ahead despite ongoing efforts.
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