Lyrics
Sittin' by my window
I was lookin' out at the rain
I-I, I was sittin' by my window
Yeah, lookin' out at the rain
You know that somethin' struck me
And clamped on to me just like a ball and chain
Oh baby, why you wanna do these old mean things to me?
I-I wanna know
I said, baby, baby
I wanna know why you wanna do these old things to me?
Tell me right now
Because you know, you know I love you, baby
And I'm sick and tired, sick and tired of living in misery
Yes I am, yes I am
Oh, I know my love for you
Holds on like a ball and chain
Yes, it does
Oh, you know my love for you, baby, hey-hey
Holds on like a ball and chain
Oh, yeah
And you know I don't need no harm, honey
I just don't wanna go, I don't wanna go insane
No, no
Ooh
Hey, baby
Oh, well, well
Alright
Oh, baby
Yeah-yeah
Yeah, oh baby
Oh baby, you know I love you, baby
And my love for you holds on like a ball and chain
Yes it does, yes it does
You know my love for you, baby
Holds on like a ball and chain, yeah-yeah-yeah
You know, I don't need no harm, honey
I just don't, I just don't wanna go insane, no
I don't wanna go insane, oh
Whoo-hoo!
Oh, baby
I wanna know why everything's gotta happen to me
Oh-oh, I wanna know why, baby
Everything, everything has to happen to me
You know, my love's gonna last forever
For, for, for eternity
For eternity
My love's gonna last for eternity
Oh
Ball and chain
Ball and chain
Written by: Big Mama Thornton