chain gang

• kacmalarini onlemek icin birbirine zincirlenmis, agir iste calistirilan mahkum grubu. ayni zamanda sam cooke'un ayni temali, cadence adli filmin de muziklerinden olan sarkisi.
  
  i hear somethin' sayin'
  
  (hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!)
  (hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!)
  
  (well, don't you know)
  that's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
  that's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
  
  all day long they're singin'
  (hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!)
  (hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!)
  
  (well, don't you know)
  that's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
  that's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
  
  all day long they work so hard
  till the sun is goin' down
  working on the highways and byways
  and wearing, wearing a frown
  you hear them moanin' their lives away
  then you hear somebody sa-ay
  
  that's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
  that's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
  
  can't ya hear them singin'
  mm, i'm goin' home one of these days
  i'm goin' home see my woman
  whom i love so dear
  but meanwhile i got to work right he-ere
  
  (well, don't you know)
  that's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
  that's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
  
  all day long they're singin', mm
  my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
  give me water, i'm thirsty
  
  [fade]
  my work is so hard
• sam cooke'nin şarkısı. müziği tatlı, anlamı biraz acı bir şarkı. anlamına bakınca genel olarak çalışan insanları, bütün gün çalışan zincirli mahkumlara benzetiyorum; bir zincirleri eksik sanki. kendilerine sunulan hayatı yaşıyor ve o hayat için (manasız) çabalar sarf ediyorlar. şarkıyı dinlerken zincir çetesinde çalışan adamların sesine kulak veriniz.
  
  all day long they work so hard
  that's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
  
  (bkz: zincir ekibi)
  (bkz: zincirli mahkum)