Janis Joplin Ball And Chain Lyrics

Sittin' down by my window,
Honey, lookin' out at the rain
Oh!!! Lord, Lord, sittin' down by my window,
Baby, lookin' out at the rain
Somethin' came along,
Grabbed a hold of me, honey,
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 to go wrong?
Yeah!!! it goes wrong,
Yeah!!!
And I say,
Oh!!!
Whoa!!! whoa!!!
Now!!! babe, tell me why,
Does every thing, every thing
Hey!!! here you gone today,
I wanted to love you,
I just wanted to hold you,
I said, for so long,
Yeah!!!
Alright!!!
Hey!!!

Love's got a hold on me, baby,
Feels like a ball and chain
Now!!! love's just draggin' me down, baby,
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 you can still
Hear me rock 'n' roll the best,
Only it ain't roll,
No!!! no!!!
No!!! no!!! no!!!

Sittin' down by my window,
Lookin' out at the rain
Lord, Lord, Lord,
Sittin' down by my window,
Lookin' out 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 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 love is like
Just like a ball
Just like a ball
Ball
Oh!!! daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy,
Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy
And a chain
Yeah!!!