Doin' My Time - Original - Johnny Cash

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 achin' heart and a worried mind

When that old judge looked down and smiled

Said I put you up that river for a while Lord, Lord

Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time

With an achin' heart and a worried mind

You can hear my hammer, you can hear my saw

Gonna swing it like John Henry all day long Lord, Lord

Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time

With an achin' heart and a worried mind

Well now it won’t be long just a few more days

I’ll settle down and quit my rowdy ways Lord, Lord

With that gal of mine, with that gal of mine

She’s waited for me while I’ve done my time