Well, I used to hear my blackbird,
oh, singin' out every day.
Used to hear my blackbird,
oh through the bars of a Birmingham jail.
Oh won't you sing about my true love,
tell me how long did she wait?
Oh, before she laid down with another man,
without this ball and chain.
Oh, oh oh.
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh, oh oh.
Oh oh oh oh oh.
I've been gathering my sorrow,
oh, like a cloud it gathers rain.
And I've been holding on for so long,
Soon I will get free again.
Oh, high above these prison walls,
my sorrow is my shame.
'Cause I don't remember what it feels like,
without this ball and chain.
Oh, oh oh.
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh, oh oh.
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh, blackbird won't you find me,
find me where I lay.
Won't you take me home to Jesus,
without this ball and chain.
Without this ball and chain.
Oh, oh oh.
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh, oh oh. Haw-haw.
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh, oh oh.
Oh oh oh oh oh. haw-haw haw.
Oh, oh oh.
Oh oh oh oh oh.
I used to hear my blackbird,
oh, singin' out every day.I used to hear my blackbird,
oh, singin' sweet songs as I wake.
Well blackbird won't you find me,
Oh won't you find me where I lay.
Won't you take me home to Jesus,
Mmm, without this ball and chain.
Without this ball and chain.
