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

The song Chain Gang was released in 1963, 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 HOWARD.

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I was just a kid roamin' around travelin' through a little ol' 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 probably 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 probably 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 1963, 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 HOWARD.