I Wanna Be Free

[00:06.65] You know I don't mind working
[00:10.31] And standing on my feet
[00:13.53] 'Cause I got nine children
[00:16.81] And they sure got to eat
[00:20.17] And I don't mind working
[00:23.49] My fingers to the bone, hey
[00:26.49] But now you're saying you got to let me go
[00:29.09] When my work is done
[00:30.82] I wanna be free
[00:33.83] I wanna be free, yeah
[00:37.79] So now take away these chains that are binding me
[00:41.55] Because I wanna be, hey, free, yeah
[00:51.04] Now every month I get bills
[00:54.60] That my wife is paying
[00:58.09] But somehow, boy, they got to be paid
[01:04.52] And I got to keep on working
[01:07.48] To have a decent house, hey, you know
[01:12.15] Got to keep the bread in my children's mouth
[01:15.22] I wanna be free
[01:18.11] I wanna be free, yeah
[01:22.12] So now take away these chains that are binding me
[01:25.89] Because I wanna be, hey, free
[01:35.19]
[01:48.47] You know the harder I work
[01:52.25] The faster my money goes
[01:55.54] So from now on, gotta tell you, boy
[01:58.41] I gotta take it slow
[02:02.15] And it may start to be so hard to work
[02:05.10] To be something I lack, huh
[02:09.68] And all I ever get is a pat on my back
[02:13.06] I wanna be free
[02:15.98] I just got to be free, yeah
[02:19.84] So mister, take away these chains that are binding me
[02:23.68] Because I wanna be, yeah, free, yeah
[02:33.12] Take these chains off of me, yeah
[02:36.85] I wanna be free, yeah
[02:40.56] Mister, take these chains off of me, yeah
[02:45.21] I wanna, I wanna be free, yeah
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