Black Jack County Chain lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was sitting beside the road in Blackjack County
Not knowing that the sheriff paid a bounty
For men like me that haven't got a penny to their name
So he locked my leg to 35 pounds of Blackjack County chain

[Verse 2]
And all we had to eat was bread and water
And everyday, we had to build that road a mile and a quarter
A blacksnake whip would cut our backs if some poor fool'd complain
And you couldn't fight back wearing 35 pounds of Blackjack County chain

[Verse 3]
And then one night, while the sheriff was a-sleeping
We all gathered 'round him, slowly creeping
And heaven help me to forget that night in the cold, cold rain
When we beat him to death with 35 pounds of Blackjack County chain

[Verse 4]
Well, the whip marks have all healed and I'm thankful
That there's nothing but the scars around my ankle
But most of all, I'm glad no man will be a slave again
To a blacksnake whip and 35 pounds of Blackjack County chain
To a blacksnake whip and 35 pounds of Blackjack County chain