The Temptations - Slave Lyrics

[Intro]Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh![Verse 1: Eddie Kendricks and Dennis Edwards]Hear that soundThe hammers pound and poundFrom sun up to sundownMen from all walks of lifeAre livin' here in shameNow they're known by numbersThey've been stripped of their name[Chorus: Eddie Kendricks]Oh, breaking rocksServing my timeSo I can get out to findPeace of mindJailer, bring me water (Jailer, bring me water)I can't pound no longerOoh, uh! Ooh uh, uh![Verse 1: Eddie Kendricks and Dennis Edwards]In the morning I slave in the hot sun for little or no wageAt night I'm locked in, like an animal in a cageMan stunted on me with a gunSayin' "I bet a man"Oh, in a hole I havе to spendThe rest of my timе[Chorus: Eddie Kendricks]Hey, breaking rocks, y'allServing my timeSo I can get out to findPeace of mindJailer, bring me water (Jailer, bring me water)I can't pound no longerOoh, uh! Ooh uh, uh![Interlude: Dennis Edwards and Melvin Franklin]Ow, hold it steady right there while I hit it, hit it!While I'm breakin' it down, I'm gonna get it now[Verse 3: Eddie Kendricks and Dennis Edwards]Inside these walls, the days seem to never endIn this place there's no such thing as a friendSometimes, sometimes, I wish I was thereI can't get no sleep, I've got rats in my bed, ooh[Chorus: Dennis Edwards and Eddie Kendricks]Breaking rocksServing my timeSo I can get out to findPeace of mindJailer, bring me water (Jailer, bring me water)Or I'll surely be a goner[Breakdown](I'm just a slave, yah)(I'm just a slave, y'all)(I'm just a slave, yah)(I'm just a slave, y'all)(I'm just a slave, yah)(I'm just a slave, y'all)Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh![Bridge: Eddie Kendricks, Dennis Edwards, and (The Temptations)]Jailer, bring me water(Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!)I can't pound no longer(Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!)Jailer, bring me water (Breakin' rocks, servin' my time)(Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!)I can't pound no longer (So I can get out to find peace of mind)(Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!)Ooh, jailer, bring me water (I'm breakin' rocks, servin' my time)(Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!)I can't pound no longer (So I can get out to find peace of mind)(Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!)Oh oh, jailer, bring me water (Always have it right here, while I hit it)(Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!)I can't pound no longer (I've had some bet, gonna get it back)(Ooh, uh! Ooh uh, uh!)[Outro]Free me from this ball and chain, somebodySomebody help this slaveFree me from this ball and chain, somebodySomebody help this slave (Free me, free me)Free me from this ball and chain, somebodySomebody help this slaveFree me from this ball and chain, somebodySomebody help this slave (Free me, free me)