Mary held on to the three ton chain Every little link was in our lord's name A little bit further down the road, boys A little bit further down the road She pulled on the sleeves of her dear old pa Ain't we gonna stop before Arkansas? A little bit further down the road, boys A little bit further down the road This troubled land is all I see These troubled visions of the gallows tree And a little bit further down the road, boys A little bit further down the road The last place we stopped, they were unkind My pa's hands trembled and we got back in line And a little bit further down the road, boys A little bit further down the road We found a pasture near a lovely well My pa said it would lead us straight to hell And a little bit further down the road, boys A little bit further down the road This troubled land is all I see These troubled visions of the gallows tree A little bit further down the road, boys A little bit further down the road A little bit further down the road, boys A little bit further down the road (X5)