on this old rock pile with a ball and chain they call me by a number not a name lord lord gotta do my time i gotta do my time with an aching heart on that gal of mine you can hear my hammer you can hear my song gonna sing it like john henry all day long lord lord gotta do my time i gotta do my time with an aching heart on that gal of mine when that old judge looked down at me said i ll put you in that penitentiary lord lord gotta do my time gotta do my time with an aching heart on that gal of mine well now it won t be long just a few more days they ll let me out of here i m gonna stay lord lord with that gal of mine with that gal of mine she s waited for me while i ve done my time