Lyrics to
No More Chain Gang

This version of No More Chain Gang was released by Boney M in 1979.

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He was black and handsome
And mighty mighty brave
Comin’ from the backwoods
The grandson of a slave
He was caught for something
They knew he’d never done
And he was diggin’ ditches
Out in the burnin’ sun

Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
No more, no more, no more

Man he was a giant
And iron he could bend
And he swore he’d fight them
Down to the bitter end
Though he was no talker
His burnin’ eyes would say
You may keep on tryin’
can’t hold me no way

Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
No more, no more, no more

And one night he lay in waiting
Hit the guard and took the key
And before the others caught him
He jumped out and he was free
He jumped out and he was free

He made for the swamp lands
It seemed a hopeless duel
They had dogs and shotguns
And they were mighty cruel
But they couldn’t find him
He was too smart and strong
Hiding’ in the daytime
wandering all night long

Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More
Working on the chain gang-No More

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About Lyrics and No More Chain Gang by Boney M

The lyrics to No More Chain Gang are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Boney M used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to No More Chain Gang have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Boney M and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to No More Chain Gang by Boney M. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to No More Chain Gang" means the words set to the music of No More Chain Gang, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Boney M. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to No More Chain Gang and the lyrics to No More Chain Gang are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Boney M who came here looking just for the lyrics to No More Chain Gang, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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