This is a song that was written by one of the
most beautiful people I've ever met,
about the man with the long
chain on.
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
One night as I lay on my pillow
Moonlight as bright as the dawn
I saw a
man come a -walkin'
He had a long chain on
I heard his chains a
-clackin'
They made a mournin'
for a song
Weldin' around his body,
draggin' along the ground
He had a long chain on,
he had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
He stood beside my window
He looked at me and he said
I am so tired and hungry,
give me a bite of your bread
He didn't look like a robber,
he didn't look like a thief
His voice was as soft
as the moonlight
A face full of sorrow and grief
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
He had a long tail
I went into my kitchen
Fetched him a bowl full of meat
A drink and a pan of cold biscuits,
that's what I gave him to eat.
Though he was tired and hungry,
a bright light came over his face.
He bowed his
head in the moonlight
He said a beautiful grace
But he had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
I've got my hammer and chisel
All thought to set him free
He looked at me and said softly,
I guess we had best let it be
When he had finished his supper,
he thanked me again and again
Though it's been years since I saw him
Still hear him draggin' his chain
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain
He had a long chain on,
He had a long chain on,
He had a long chin on.