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Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - Ball and Chain (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Performer
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Vocals
P. Albin
P. Albin
Bass
Sam Houston Andrew III
Sam Houston Andrew III
Guitar
James Gurley
James Gurley
Guitar
Dave Getz
Dave Getz
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Engineer
James Gurley
James Gurley
Engineer
John Simon
John Simon
Producer
Fred Catero
Fred Catero
Engineer
Jerry Hochman
Jerry Hochman
Engineer
Roy Segal
Roy Segal
Engineer

Lyrics

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 Baaaaaaalllll Oh daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy And a chain Yeah!
Writer(s): Willie Mae Thornton Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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