(Verse 1)
Mama, take this plow from my hands
I can’t use it anymore
It’s getting dark, too dark to till
I feel I’m knockin’ on the oxes’ door
(Chorus)
Knock, knock, knockin’ on the oxes’ door
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Knock, knock, knockin’ on the oxes’ door
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(Verse 2)
Mama, put my saddle on the ground
I can’t ride ‘em anymore
That old trail, it’s getting long
I feel I’m knockin’ on the oxes’ door
(Chorus)
Knock, knock, knockin’ on the oxes’ door
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Knock, knock, knockin’ on the oxes’ door
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(Bridge)
Oxen carry the burden, strong and true
Pullin’ wagons, workin’ through and through
But when they’re tired and their journey’s done
They’ll rest in fields under the setting sun
(Verse 3)
Mama, take this yoke off my neck
I can’t bear it anymore
The load is heavy, my spirit’s weak
I feel I’m knockin’ on the oxes’ door
(Chorus)
Knock, knock, knockin’ on the oxes’ door
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Knock, knock, knockin’ on the oxes’ door
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(Outro)
Mama, I hear hoofbeats in the distance
They’re calling me, forevermore
As I walk this farm, one last time
I’ll keep knockin’ on the oxes’ door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on the oxes’ door
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Knock, knock, knockin’ on the oxes’ door
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah