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Anonymous asked in Entertainment & MusicMusicLyrics · 9 years ago

What is the tone of the song Ball n chain by Big mama thornton?

I need to find the tone of this song for a project and im not sure, please help!

S-sittin' by my window,

Big Mama was sittin' down lookin' at da rain.

Hey, hey! S-sitting by my window, baby,

Oh-oh-oh, I was lookin' out at da rain.

You know somethin' struck me, honey.

Grabbed a-hol'ta me like a ball 'n' chain.

[Verse 2:]

I said, oh-oh-oh, baby,

Why-eye you wanna do dese ol' mean things to me?

I said, oh-oh, hoh-oh-oh-ohoh, now honey, ha-ho, yeh,

Why, why did you wanna do dese ol' mean thing' t'me?

Because I know I love you, baby,

An' I'm so sick 'n' tire' of bein' in misery.

Oh, Lord, play your soul, baby.

[Verse 3:]

Know my love for ya,

Hol's on like a ball 'n' chain.

Oh-ooo-oo-ooo, baby, ha-ha,

My love hol's on like a ball 'n' chain.

Ya know I don' mean no harm, honey,

But Big Mama don't wanna go insane.

Listen, listen, listen, listen, listen!

[Verse 4:]

I say, oh-oh, oh-oh, baby,

Why-eye-eye-eye, ever'thing ever happen to me?

I say, ahhhhh-ah, oh, ba-bay-ay-ayay,

Why-eye-eye, ever'thing ever happen to me-ee-ee?

I know my love gonna las' forevah,

Listen! Woh-oh-oh-ohoh, wo-oh-oh-ohoh,

Oh-oh, yeah, a-for eternity.

[Outro:]

Ball 'n' chain, turn me loo-ooo-oose.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Tone? of the song? Or do you want to know what the lyrics mean?

    Source(s): voice coach
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    if my dad were takin this ballot, he may say janis, whatever, yet hes biased. Shes his fave woman singer. besides the indisputable fact that, I even might want to move with Eurythmics the following. Annie lennox has a good voice, and that i imagine even dad may like her. really, we stated her sing on some fundraising instruct, and he made the remark that he might want to pay interest to her sing. In different words, she met his approval. LOL

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