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Ball and Chain
Janis Joplin
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Sittin' down by my window
Just lookin' out at the rain
Mmh... sittin' down by my window
Just lookin' out at the rain
Somethin' came along, honey, grabbed a hold of me
And it felt like a ball and chain
Yeah! Oh, babe!
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa hon', tell me why
Why does every single- goes wrong?
I say but honey, all goes wrong
I wanna know (I wanna know)
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, hon', tell me why
Why does everything goes wrong
I say, people, all go wrong, yeah
Now, here you gone today, honey, I want to love you
Baby, wanted to love you, for so long
Yeah! Alright!
Love's got a hold on me, baby
And it feels like a ball and chain
Love, love, love, love
Love got a hold on me, baby
Feels like a ball and chain
Honey, I don't know why the man I love
Wanna go on and leave me here
Said, wanna leave me here in so much pain
And there's something I'm gonna ask ya', yeah!
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, babe, tell me why
Wanna tell me why!, well tell! Tell me why!
I said baby, why? Oh baby, why? Why, Lord? Yeah!
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, oh, babe, tell me why
Oh, tell me when I ask you, I want to know why
Now, baby, oh no, no, baby!
Here you've gone today
I wanted to love, love you, love you
Till the day I die
Alright! Yeah!
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And I say oh, whoa, whoa, hon'
It ain't fair, it ain't fair, oh, what you do
I say, baby, honey, what you're doin' to me and no no, no, no, no, no
And I say oh, whoa whoa, hon'
It ain't fair, oh don't, it ain't fair what you do
Oh and I've tried to tell you
You went and then you broke my heart
Honey, and I did not, you know I said I did not belong to you
But let me tell you!
Come on, yeah!
Sittin' down by my window
Just lookin' out at the rain
Baby, at the rain, oh
Sittin' down by my window
Just lookin' out at the rain
Somethin' came along, honey grabbed a hold of me
And it felt like a ball and chain
Alright, here we gonna go a last time! Yeah!
And I say oh, whoa whoa, hon'
This can't be, well, no, this can't be in vain
I say no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, yeah!
And I say whoa, whoa, oh baby
Oh, this can't be
Oh b-b-b-b-b b-b-b-b babe, babe, babe, babe
Not in vain!
Oh no, no no, no, I said no, no no, no, yeah (yeah)
I know but I still mad you can't tell me, come on
Tell me why, well, tell me why
Oh, baby, tell me why love
Oh, honey, why love is like
Well is like a ball and
And a chain, ah-ah-aah
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