Lyrics Ball and Chain (Live) - Janis Joplin (with Big Brother & The Holding Company)
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
Baaaaaaalllll
Oh
daddy,
daddy,
daddy,
daddy,
daddy,
daddy,
daddy,
daddy
And
a
chain.
Yeah!
![Janis Joplin (with Big Brother & The Holding Company) - 18 Essential Songs](https://pic.Lyrhub.com/img/c/x/u/8/3wzd3_8uxc.jpg)
1 Raise Your Hand - Live
2 Trouble In Mind
3 Down On Me
4 Bye, Bye Baby
5 Ball and Chain (Live)
6 Ball and Chain - Live
7 Piece of My Heart
8 I Need a Man to Love
9 Summertime (From "Porgy & Bess")
10 Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
11 One Good Man
12 Kozmic Blues
13 Tell Mama
14 Move Over
15 Mercedes Benz
16 Get It While You Can
17 Half Moon
18 Trust Me
19 Me and Bobby McGee
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