When was the song “Chain Gang” released by Johnny Cash?

The song Chain Gang was released in 1962, on the album “Blood, Sweat And Tears”.

Who composed the song “Chain Gang” by Johnny Cash?

The song “Chain Gang” by Johnny Cash was composed by Harlan Howard.

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Harlan Howard

I was just a kid roamin' around
travelin' through a little old town
A man walked up and said come with me
you're broke and son that's vagrancy
I carefree lad that love to roam but Lord
I wish I'd stayed at home

The way it looks I'll prob'ly hang
'Cause there ain't no hope on a chain gang
I dig that ditch I chop that corn I curse the day that I was born
I believe it's better for a man to hang than to work
Like a dog on a chain gang

The guard stands there with a great big gun I bet he'd love to see me run
And I guess I prob'ly will some day I'd rather be dead than to live this way
He's well fed and he's six foot tall and he's a meanest of them all
He cracks that whip and he swings that cane the Sun must've touched his brain
I dig that ditch

I gat a gal back home that's sweet and kind
And she's been waitin' a long long time
I just told her to forget my name
I won't ever live down to shame

Lord deliver me from this hole before I lose my mind and soul
The place gets weak and the back gets broke
Ain't no cause to laugh and joke
I dig that ditch
Work like a dog on a chain gang work
Like a dog on a chain gang

Trivia about the song Chain Gang by Johnny Cash

When was the song “Chain Gang” released by Johnny Cash?: The song Chain Gang was released in 1962, on the album “Blood, Sweat And Tears”.
Who composed the song “Chain Gang” by Johnny Cash?: The song “Chain Gang” by Johnny Cash was composed by Harlan Howard.