"Transcribe" sanoma@onewest.net 
(1) 
Bb
On this ol' rock pile,With a ball and chain. 
Bb
They call me by a number not a name,lord lord. 
Bb           Eb                  Bb
I gotta do my time. I Gotta do my time. 
G             F
With an achin' heart and a 
C      Bb
worried mind. 
(2) 
When that ol' judge looked down and smiled, 
Said i'm gonna send you up that river for awhile. lord,lord 
I gotta do my time, I gotta do  my time 
With an achin' heart and a worried mind 
(3) J.C. 
You can hear my hammer, you can hear my song. 
Gonna swing it like John Henry all day long. 
I gotta do my time, I gotta do  my time 
With an achin' heart and a worried mind 
 
(4) 
Well now it won't be long,just a few more days 
I'll settle down and quit my rowdy ways. 
With that gal of mine,yea with that gal of mine 
She's a waitin' for me 
While i've done my time
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