Sitting down by my window,
Whoa, whoa, looking at the rain.
Whoa, down by my window, baby,
And all around me,
I said suddenly I felt the rain.
Somethin' grabbed a hold of me, darling,
Honey, it felt to me, honey like, yeah, a ball and chain.
Oh honey, you know what I mean,
It just hurts me.
Say, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, honey, it can't be
Whoa, it can't be, babe,
Said no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, hey.
Whoa, baby, it just can't be
Every time I want to reach out my hand.
No, no, no, no, no, babe, baby, never, no, no,
Never, never, no, no, no.
Here you gone today, but I wanted to love you, darling,
Oh, till the end of time,
Yeah! All right!
Love's got a hold on me baby
Feels like a ball and chain.
Oh, love just draggin' me down, yeah yeah yeah,
Feels like, honey sometimes it feels honey like a ball, yeah like a ball and a chain
Wonder why when I did the very best I could to love you
You wanted to leave me here, honey in so much pain
Come on, honey, I want you to tell me, please, yeah.
Say oh, oh, oh, oh,
Honey this can't be
No, no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no yeah.
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Honey, this can't be just because I want to want you
Does this mean I have to hide to cry, cry all the time?
I just wanted to love you, darling,
Every day, oh, whoa, 'till the, to the very end, to the end of time,
Yeah, no no no no no, hit it!
Love's got a hold on me, baby,
Feels like a ball and chain.
Oh, love's holdin' on to me,
Feels to me, oh like a ball and a chain
Honey somethin' will grab around the knees, grab me in my heart,
Feels to me like a ball and a chain now,
Yeah, alright, yeah!
Say oh, oh oh oh,
Honey this can't be
Tell me please what am I askin' now,
It can't be babe
I know it just can't be, darling, no no.
Whoa whoa whoa, whoa darling don't you feel me reachin' out
Tell me, tell me, darling please
Tell, tell, tell me darling please, I'm gonna need it,
I want you to hear me baby
Tell me why, sometimes darling
I said sometimes I feel I got to know why
Sometimes I feel, honey, honey that I need to know why
I said baby when I ask you
I could use a little help sometime
When I say, I say tell me, come on man,
Tell me, tell me, babe,
Honey I never understood, why when I want to work my hands out,
I want to wear my hands out, I try the very best I can, babe
Why you always want to go, honey and let me down baby.
I said why I always want to go, honey drag me around.
Seems like anything, it could be the telephone company man,
it could be the man I love, I always got something else going, you know what I mean ?
Over on the other side, say, not quite got it right this very minute.
I'm so sorry babe, I said I'm so very sorry babe,
But I never did promise you nothing, right ? I see what you mean.
Come on, man, now come on, that ain't the name of it,
And that ain't the end of it, you know what I mean.
Sometimes, it feels just about breaking things, you know what I mean.
Just like, just like a grave, just like a grave to call
Just like a cry to call.
Honey I never understood and I said please
Lord, I swear I never understood and I say please
I want you to help me, fill it up baby,
I want you to help me, I said allow me to hear
Please, please, please, please, please, please, please,
Honey make me understand why love just feels so heavy on me, darling,
Feels so bad on my back, babe,
Feels just like a ball,
Feels like a ball, ball, oh daddy feels like a ball,
And a chain.
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"Bye, Bye Baby" A Woman Left Lonely A Woman Left Lonely (Alternate Vocal) A Woman Left Lonely (Mono Single) Airplane Albert Hall Interview Albert Hall Interview (1969) All In Loneliness All Is Loneliness All Is Loneliness ( in Album Magic of Love ) All Is Loneliness (in album Joplin in Concert ) Amazing Grace As Good As You?ve Been to This World As Good As You've Been to This World As Good As You've Been To This World ( In Album Wo... Bad Day Ball and Chain Ball and Chain ( in album cheap thrills ) Ball and Chain ( in album cheaper thrills ) Ball and Chain ( in album Live at Winterland '68 ) Ball and Chain ( in album Monterey International P... Ball and Chain ( in album motion picture ) Ball And Chain ( In Album Woodstock ) Ball and Chain (in album Joplin in Concert ) Ball and Chain [#] Ball and Chain [Live][#] Ball And Chain Break Down Black Mountain Blues Blimano Blindman Blow my mind Bo Diddley Bye Bye Baby Bye, Bye Baby Bye, Bye Baby ( in album Joplin in Concert ) Bye, Bye Baby ( in album Live at Winterland '68 ) Bye, Bye Baby ( in album magic of love ) C'mon Baby Let the Good Times Roll Call Me Now Call On Me Call On Me (Alternate Take) Call on Me (In Album Magic of Love ) Call On Me (Live) Call on Me [Live][#] Can't Turn You Loose Careless Love Catch Me Daddy Catch Me Daddy ( in album cheap thrills ) Catch Me Daddy ( in album Live at Winterland '68 ) Caterpillar Class A Jackass Combination of the Two Combination of the Two ( in album cheap thrills ) Combination of the Two ( in album Live at Winterla... Coo Coo Coo Coo (Single) Coo-Coo Coo-Coo ( in album cheaper thrills ) Crazy Once You Know How Cry Baby Cry Baby ( in album pearl ) Cry Baby (Alternate Version) Cry Baby (Mono Single Cry Baby (Toronto 28 06 1970) Cry Baby [#] Cry Baby [Alternate Version][Alternate Take][*] Cry Baby [Live][#] Cry Baby [Live][#][*] Daddy, Daddy, Daddy Dear Landlord Dear Landlord (Session Outtake) Dick Cavett T.V. Interview Dick Cavett Tv Interview Dick Cavett TV Interview (1970) Difference Down On Me Down on Me ( in album Joplin in Concert ) Down on Me ( in album Live at Winterland '68 -- 1 ... Down on Me ( in album Live at Winterland '68 ) Down on Me ( in album magic of love ) Down on Me ( in album Monterey International Pop F... Down on Me (in album cheaper thrills ) Down on Me [Live] Easy Once You Know How Easy Rider Easy Rider ( in album Live at Winterland '68 ) Ego Rock Farewell Song Farewell Song ( in album Live at Winterland '68 ) Flower In The Sun Flower in the Sun ( in album cheap thrills ) Flower in the Sun ( in album Live at Winterland '6... Get It While You Can Get it While You Can ( in album pearl ) Get It While You Can (Mono Single) Get It While You Can (Take 3) Get It While You Can (Take 5) Get It While You Can [#] Get It While You Can [Live] Gutra's Garden Half Moon Half Moon ( in album pearl ) Half Moon (Live From \ Half Moon (Mono Single) Half Moon [Live] Happy Birthday, John Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails) Harry Harry ( in album cheaper thrills ) Hesitation Blues Hesitation Blues [#] Hey Baby Hi Heel Sneakers I Can't Turn You Loose I Know You Rider I Need a Man to Love I Need a Man to Love ( in album Live at Winterland... I'll Drown in My Own Tears Interview after London Royal Albert Hall Concert Interview After London Royal Albert Hall… Intruder It's a Deal Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee Kansas City Blues Kozmic Blues Kozmic Blues ( In Album Woodstock ) Kozmic Blues (in album I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues ... Kozmic Blues [Live] Kozmic Blues [Live][#] Kozmic Blues Radio Commercial Leaving On A Jetplane Lemmings Light Is Faster Than Sound Light Is Faster Than Sound ( in album Live at Wint... Light Is Faster Than Sound ( in album magic of lov... Litlle Girl Blue Little Girl Blue Little Girl Blue (Calgary 04 07 1970) Little Girl Blue (Live) Little Girl Blue [Live] Little Girl Blue [Live][#][*] Little Girl Blues Magic of Love Magic of Love ( in album cheap thrills ) Magic of Love ( in album Live at Winterland '68 ) Magic of Love [Live][*] Magic of Love [Live][#][*] Mary Jane Maybe Maybe ( in album Motion Picture ) Maybe ( in box of pearls ) Maybe (Live) Maybe [*] Maybe [Live] Maybe [Live][#] Me & Bobby McGee Me And Bobby MaGee Me And Bobby Mcgee Me and Bobby McGee (Acoustic Demo) Me And Bobby McGee (Demo Version) Me And Bobby McGee (Mono Single) Me And Bobby McGee (Take 5 - Alternate) Me and Bobby McGee [#][Version] Me and Bobby McGee [Alternate Version][#] Me And Bobby McGee [Demo Version] Me And Bobby McGhee Me and My Bobby Mcgee Me Bobby Mc Gee Mercedes Benz Mercedes Benz (Remix) (Janis Joplin vs. Medicine H... Mercedes Benz [*] Misery 'n Misery'n Mississippi River Moanin' at Midnight Move Over Move Over ( in album motion picture ) Move Over ( in album pearl ) Move Over (Single Version) Move Over (Take 13) Move Over (Take 17) Move Over (Take 6) Mr. Natural Mr. Natural (Cuts) My Baby My Baby ( Different version Quadraphonic CQ 30322) My Baby ( in album pearl ) My Baby (Alternate Take) My Baby (Alternate Version) No Reason for Livin' Nobody Knows You When You Are Down And Out Nobody Knows You when You're Down & Out Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out Oh My Soul Oh, Sweet Mary One Good Man One Night Stand One Night Stand (Alternate Take) Pearl [#][*][Instrumental] Piece Of My Heart Piece of My Heart ( in album cheap thrills ) Piece of My Heart ( in album Live at Winterland '6... Piece Of My Heart ( In Album Woodstock ) Piece of My Heart (in album I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic B... Piece of My Heart (Live at Woodstock) Piece Of My Heart (Live) Piece of My Heart [Live at Woodstock][#][*] Piece of My Heart [Live] Piece of My Heart [Live][#] Piece of My Heart [Live][#][*] Port Arthur High School Reunion Raise Your Hand Raise Your Hand ( In Album Woodstock ) Raise Your Hand ( In Album Woodstock ) Raise Your Hand ( In Album Woodstock ) Raise Your Hand ( in boxs of pearls ) Raise Your Hand [#] Raise Your Hand [Live] Raise Your Hand [Live][#] Raise Your Head River Jordan Road Block Road Block ( in album cheap thrills ) Road Block ( in album Monterey International Pop F... San Francisco Bay Blues See See Rider Silver Threads and Golden Needles So Sad To Be Alone Son Of A Preacher Man Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield cover) St. James Infirmary Stealin' Stealin' Stealin' Summertime Summertime ( in album cheap thrills ) Summertime ( in album Live at Winterland '68 ) Summertime ( in album motion picture ) Summertime ( In Album Woodstock ) Summertime [Alternate Take][#] Summertime [Live at Woodstock][#][*] Summertime [Live] Summertime [Live][#] Summertime [Live][#][*] Summertime[take 1] Summetime Take Another Little Piece of Take Another Little Piece of My Heart Tell Mama Tell Mama (Calgary 04 07 1970) Tell Mama (Live Version) Tell Mama [Live] Tell Mama [Live][#][*] That's Rock 'n' Roll (Live) The Bottom Line The Last Time The Peoples Song The Rose Those Were The Days To Love Somebody To Love Somebody ( In Album Woodstock ) To Love Somebody [Live] To Love Somebody [Live][#] Train Rap with Bonnie Bramlett Trouble in Mind Trouble In Mind (Live) Trouble in Mind [#] Trust Me Trust Me ( in album pearl ) Try Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) ( in album I Got De... Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) ( In Album Woodstoc... Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [#] Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [DVD] Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live] Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live][#] Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live][#][*] Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)(Toronto 28 06 1970) Turtle Blues Vamp on Time Walk Right in What Good Can Drinkin' Do What Good Can Drinkin' Do? Whisperman White Rabbit Winin' Boy Women Is Loosers Women Is Losers Women Is Losers ( in album cheaper thrills ) Women Is Losers ( in album magic of love) Work Me, Lord Work Me, Lord ( In Album Woodstock ) Work Me, Lord [#] Work Me, Lord [Live]
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