Intro :
One nig ht as I la y on my pill ow
M oonlight as bright as the d awn
I saw a ma n come a-wa lkin'
H e had a long chain on
I heard his c hains a-c lankin'
T hey made a mournful s ound
W elded aro und his bo dy
D raggin' along the gr ound
H e had a long chain on
H e had a long chain on
H e had a long chain on
He stoo d beside m y window
H e looked at me and h e said
"I am s o tired an d hungry
G ive me a bite of your b read"
He didn 't look li ke a robber
H e didn't look like a th ief
His vo ice was as s oft as the m oonlight
A fa ce full of sorrow and g rief
H e had a long chain on
H e had a long chain on
H e had a long chain on
I went in to my k itchen
F etched him a bowl full of m eat
A drink and a p an of cold bisc uits
T hat's what I gave him to e at
T hough he was ti red and hu ngry
A b right light came over his f ace
H e bowed his he ad in the mo onlight
H e said a beautiful g race
H e had a long chain on
H e had a long chain on
H e had a long chain o n
I got my h ammer and c hisel
O ffered to set him f ree
H e looked at m e and said s oftly
" I guess we had best let it b e"
W hen he had f inished his s upper
He t hanked me again and a gain
T hough it's been y ears since I've se en him
S till hear him draggin' his c hain
H e had a long chain on
H e had a long chain on
H e had a long chain o n