Woke up this morning

After another one of those crazy dreams

Oh, nothing is going right this morning

The whole world is wrong, it seems

Oh, I guess it's the chains that bind me

I can't shake 'em loose, these chains and things

Got to go to work this morning

Seems like everything is lost

I got a cold-hearted, wrong-doing woman

And a slave-driving boss

I can't lose these chains that bind me

Can't shake 'em loose, these chains and things

Mmm, just can't lose these chains and things

Well, you talk about hard luck and trouble, 

Seems to be my middle name

All the odds against me

Yes, I can only play the losing game

These chains that bind me

Can't lose these chains and things

Mmm-mm, just can't lose these chains and things

Oh, I would pack up and leave today, people

But I ain't got nowhere to go

Ain't got no money to buy a ticket

And I don't feel like walking anymore

These chains that bind me

Oh, I can't lose, I can't lose these chains and things