Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
The song was originally recorded by Jimmie Rodgers in 1933 with drastically different lyrics.
In 1962, Johnny Cash recorded the song with newer lyrics.
These included: “And the bare prison cell that was one step from Hell. But, I’m free from the chain gang now,” as well as “I pray that the gossip wi...
I got rid of the shackles that bound me
And the guards that were always around me
There were tears on the mail mother sent me in jail
But I'm free from the chain gang now
Back home I was known and respected
Then one day I was wrongly suspected
So they put me in chains in a cold freezing rain
But I'm free from the chain gang now
All the years I was known by a number
How I kept my mind is a wonder
And the bare prison cell that was one step from Hell
But I'm free from the chain gang now
I pray that the gossip will spare me
When I return to the one I will marry
Like a bird in a tree I got my liberty
And I'm free from the chain gang now
I’m Free from the Chain Gang Now was written by Lou Herscher.
I’m Free from the Chain Gang Now was produced by Rick Rubin & Johnny Cash.
Johnny Cash released I’m Free from the Chain Gang Now on Tue Jul 04 2006.