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Ball and Chain

by Dirty Mitts

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about

Ball and Chain was written in an office in Baker Street, when Mo and I (Tommy) were hanging out after work. We wanted to pay homage to our favourite band The Rolling Stones. A rather optimistic thought crossed our minds - maybe we’d be caught in some scandalous lawsuit in which the Stones would secretly try to steal our song and pass it off as their own. The searing vocals and catchy tune mean the public would never suspect a thing, obviously...

Ball and Chain is about a toxic relationship. It’s passionate and addictive, but the blood pumping through his veins isn’t just desire, it’s poison too. Fire can be beautiful but it bloody hurts if you get too close!

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You’ve got it running hot

Keep going till you hit the spot

Give it everything you’ve got

You won’t tell me what I’m not



You’re from a movie scene

One look and you know what I mean

A girl from the sweetest dream

Until you wake with a scream





But I’m here to tell ya

You’re not the same

Cause you go right through me

Into my brain





Your love is a poor man’s game

Get your touch with and ball and chain

One night into my veins

Forget your love it drives a man insane





I’ve got my eye on you

Ready to hunt a fool

Break a man and walk right through

I know just what you do



The night is hers to take

She’ll put you on a silver plate

Slowly it starts to break

You won’t know until it’s too late





But I’m here to tell ya

You’re not the same

Cause you go right through me

Into my brain





Your love is a poor man’s game

Get your touch with and ball and chain

One night into my veins

Forget your love it drives a man insane





Your love is a poor man’s game

Get your touch with and ball and chain

One night into my veins

Forget your love it drives a man insane



Your love

Is a poor man’s game

With a ball and chain

One night

Into my veins

Drives a man insane

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released February 17, 2023

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Dirty Mitts London, UK

You can scrub and scrub, but the Dirt just won’t come off!

The Dirty Mitts hail variously from the UK, Poland and Egypt and were brought together by a love of loud, old school Rock’n’Roll.
With thumping energy, crashing drums, raucous vocals, Dirty Mitts leave no stone unturned in their decisively powerful and high-octane output. ... more

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