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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler
Performer
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Electric Guitar
John Popper
John Popper
Harmonica
Brendan Hill
Brendan Hill
Drums
Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson
Keyboards
Tad Kinchla
Tad Kinchla
Bass Guitar
Chan Kinchla
Chan Kinchla
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Matt Rollings
Matt Rollings
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sitting at my window
I was looking out at the rain
Sitting by my window
Looking out at the rain
[Verse 2]
You know something struck me, babe
Clamped on to me like a ball and chain
[Verse 3]
I said, baby
Why you wanna do these mean old things to me?
I said, baby
Why you wanna do these mean old things to me?
'Cause you know I love you, darling
And I'm sick of living in misery
[Verse 4]
You know my love for you
Holds me like a ball and chain
You know my love for you, baby
Holds me like a ball and chain
You know I don't mean you no harm
I just don't, I just don't wanna go insane
I don't want a ball and chain
[Verse 5]
Baby, yeah
Tell me, why's everything gotta happen to me
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Why's everything gotta happen to me
You know my love, got a love forever
For eternity, for eternity
[Verse 6]
You know that something struck me, baby
Clamped onto me like a ball and chain
Written by: Big Mama Thornton

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