| "Lord, Lay Down My Ball & Chain" (c) & (p) 2005 Hart, Woodward, Betty Troublesome Music (ASCAP) Lord, lay down, lay down my ball & chain. Lord, lay down, lay down my ball & chain. Gonna trade this hammer for a walking cane. Lord, lay down, lay down my ball & chain. Milk & honey over in the glory land. Jesus, won't you guide me by my hand? Lord, lay down, lay down my ball & chain. Lord, lay down, lay down my ball & chain. "Yes sir, no sir" - a working man's refrain. Lord, lay down, lay down my ball & chain. Jesus, Jesus, I'm suffering in sin. Lord, my soul's as blistered as my skin. Lord, lay down, lay down my ball & chain. Lord, lay down, lay down my ball & chain. Sun gonna shine... moon gonna wax and wane. Lord, lay down, lay down my ball & chain. Holy whirlwind rode Elijah high Fly me home to meet him by and by. |