Woke up this morning, girl next to me
Suckin´ on a cigarette burn for all to see
I just grinned poured some Jacks in my coffee
Oh, all I want is a cup of tea
Saw her there lyin´ on the floor
Reading the bible `bout a quarter past four
I said "Little miss Velvet, give me some tea"
Oh, all I want is a cup of tea
Oh, this is the ballad, this is the ballad of Jack
This is the ballad, this is the ballad for Sam
(F#, F, A)(x2)
Bit hard on that cigarette burn
Told me stories make my stomach turn
I just grinned, pretended it happens every day, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mustang Sally, you gotta go away
Oh, this is the ballad, this is the ballad of Jack
Oh, this is the ballad for uncle Sam
Oooh, yeah
Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
I know this guy, he´s got loads of scars
Bonfire of vanity down his arms
Disinfects them with tears from a jar
Like the venom from a rattlesnakes´s heart
This is the ballad, this is the ballad of Jack
Oh, this is the ballad for uncle Sam
E, D, A
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oooh
Oh, this is the ballad of Jack
The ballad, the ballad, oh, yeah
Ballad, ballad, Jack
The ballad, oooh
Oh, oh, the ballad, b-b-b-b-b-b-b-ballad
Ballad of Jack