Spoken Introduction: He Had A Long Chain On - Odetta

One night as I lay on my pillow

Moonlight as bright as the dawn

I saw a man come a walkin'

'N he had a long chain on

He had a long chain on

He had a long chain on

He had a long chain on

I took him into my kitchen

I gave him a bowl full of meat

A drink and a bite of cold biscuits

Well that’s what I gave him to eat

He had a long chain on

He had a long chain on

He had a long chain on

When he had finished his supper

Thanked me again and again

Though it’s been years since I’ve seen him

I still hear him draggin' those chains

He had a long chain on

He had a long chain on

He had a long chain on