Jim, unfortunately I don't know where to find the rest of the lyrics from that album. David, I am absolutely crestfallen that you disagreed with me. LOL. Those happen to be the only 2 albums I have of Josh White, so I chose them.

GOIN' HOME BOYS

Well, I'm goin' home, boys, Cry'n won't make me stay
Goin' home, boys, cry'n won't make me stay
My time is up, throw these chains away

Now, when they brought me here, boys, I lost my brother, too
White folks took and shot him, was nothin' I could do
But I'm goin' home boys, cry'n won't make me stay
My time is up, throw these chains away

I heard from my mama, her letter made me cry
If she could only see me, I'm sure she'd surely die
But I'm goin' home boys, cry'n won't make me stay
My time is up, throw these chains away

Just as sure as the train, boys, rolls up in the yard
I'm gonna leave this rock pile if I have to ride the rods
I'm goin home, boys, cry'n won't make me stay
My time is up, Throw these chains away.

Notes on the song from the book

Josh first recorded the song for the 1940 " Chain Gang" album on Columbia, though Lawrence Gellert claims to have first printed it in a book," Me and My Captain ( Chain Gangs),in 1939. A protest song in words of strength that never equivocate.

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