Janis Joplin
Ball and Chain
Written by - Willie Mae Thornton
From - Cheap Thrills
Yeah! Alright!

Sittin' down by my window
Honey, lookin' out at the rain
Lord, Lord, Lord, sittin' down by my window
Baby, lookin' out at the rain
Somethin' came along, grabbed a hold of me
And it felt just like a ball and chain 
Honey, that's exactly what it felt like
Honey, just dragging me down

And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now hon', tell me why
Why does every single little tiny thing I hold on goes wrong? 
Yeah it all goes wrong, yeah
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now babe, tell me why
Why does every thing, every thing
Hey, here you gone today, I wanted to love you
Honey, I just wanted to hold you, I said, for so long
Yeah! Alright! Hey! 

Love's got a hold on me, baby
Feels just like a ball and chain
Now, love's just draggin' me down, baby, yeah
Feels like a ball and chain
I hope there's someone out there who could tell me 
Why the man I love wanna leave me in so much pain
Yeah, maybe, maybe you could help me, come on, help me! 

And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now hon', tell me why
Now tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me why, yeah
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, when I ask you
When I need to know why, c'mon tell me why, hey hey hey
Here you've gone today
I wanted to love you and hold you 
Till the day I die
I said whoa, whoa, whoa!! 

And I say oh, whoa, whoa, no honey 
It ain't fair, daddy it ain't fair what you do
I see what you're doin' to me and you know it ain't fair
And I say oh, whoa whoa now baby 
It ain't fair, now, now, now, what you do 
I said hon' it ain't fair what, hon' it ain't fair what you do
Oh, here you gone today and all I ever wanted to do 
Was to love you 
Honey an' I think there can be nothing wrong with that
Only it ain't wrong, no, no, no, no, no

Sittin' down by my window
Lookin' at the rain
Lord, Lord, Lord, sittin' down by my window
Lookin' at the rain, see the rain
Somethin' came along, grabbed a hold of me
And it felt like a ball and chain
Oh this can't be in vain 
And I'm gonna tell you one just more time, yeah, yeah! 

And I say oh, whoa whoa, now baby 
This can't be, no this can't be in vain 
And I say no no no no no no no no, whoa!
And I say whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa 
Now now now now now now now now now no no not in vain 
Hey, hope there is someone that could tell me 
Hon', tell me why
Hon', tell me why love is like 
Just like a ball 
Just like a ball 
B-a-l-l-l-l-l
Oh daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy 
And a chain
Yeah!
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