Ball and Chain - Live at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI - March 2, 1968

Alright

Sittin' down by my window

Just lookin' out at the rain, hm

Yeah, sittin' down by them window

Honey, lookin' out at the rain

Some came along, grabbed a hold of me

And it felt like a ball and chain

Yes, it did now

Honey, I wanna tell you one time now, hey

And I say, "Oh, whoa-whoa

Honey, tell me why

Why does every single little tiny thing I hold on goes wrong?"

Yeah-yeah, it goes wrong, hey now

And I say, "Oh, whoa-whoa

Honey, tell me why does every thing, every thing

Every thing goes wrong"

Now, here you gone today

I wanted to love you, darling, I wanted to hold you for so long

Honey, you know I did, yeah

Alright, hey!

Your love's got a hold on me, baby

Feels like a ball and chain

Ah, now your love holdin' me down, babe

It feels kind like, like a ball and chain

Yeah, alright

I wonder why the man I'm lovin', I wanna hold

Wanna leave here, wanna leave me here in so much pain

Honey, let me ask you, please

Come on, one time now, yeah, hey now

And I say, "Oh, whoa-whoa

Honey, tell me why

Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, oh-oh"

Tell me why, hey now, yeah

And I say, "Oh, whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa

Tell me, oh, ta-da-da-da-da

Tell me, tell me, tell me why, oh

Honey, now come on and help me, please

Now, here you've gone today

I wanted to love you, baby, 'til the day I die

And you sure did now, hey-hey, ah-ah

Yeah, and I say, "Oh, whoa-whoa

Honey, it ain't fair

No, daddy, it ain't fair what you do

I said, honey, what you doin' to me, no, no, no, no"

And I say, "Oh, whoa-whoa

Honey, it ain't fair, no, it ain't fair

It just ain't fair, no, it ain't fair

No, it ain't fair for what you do

Oh, come on and hear me

Here you gone today

All I ever wanted to do was to love you

And that just can't be too bad

Honey, I know I ain't wrong, no way, no, no, no, no

Sittin' down by my window

Oh, lookin' out at the rain

I'm sittin' down by the window

Lookin' out at the rain

Some came out, grabbed a hold of me

And it felt like a ball and chain

Yes, it did and I wanna tell you one more time, babe

Yeah, one more, yeah

And I say, "Oh, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa

Honey, this can't be, no, this just can't be, oh

Not in vain, hear me, no, not in vain

And I did it

And I say "Oh, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

No, no, no, not just in vain, alright, come on

Hope someone could tell me

And tell me why

Wanna 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

Big Brother & The Holding Company

They'll be back

Not tonight, but they'll be back again

So, don't forget tomorrow, the Blood, Sweat & Tears will be here

And then the next week, both Friday and Saturday

The Who from England will be here with the Electric Prunes on Friday

And Sunday, the Electric Prunes will be back again

So, now it's closing time

So everybody close and go home, please

The Grateful Dead are coming too, with the Animals

Are you the MC5?