I ask the captain how long I got.
Captain told me git my shovel,
Say, “Git on down the line,
Lawd, git on down the line.”
Say I went to road, captain.
Captain put chains all ’round my legs.
I tol’ captain no use to chain me,
’Cause ain’t gonna run no mo’.
Captain say, “Yes, I know you won’t run,
’Cause I gonna chain you good.”