He's got his  playboy decal  On his  Corvette windshield  He's obsessed with sex  Impressed by the rich  He's been  gainfully employed for years  Atlantic-Richfield  Writes his check  Pats him on the back  And he's    Bound just to drag that ball and chain  Bound just to drag that ball and chain  His mama don't cut this boy no slack  It's drivin' him insane  I guess he's bound and determined  to drag that ball and chain    He's got his  Plastic money  steno honey  Lives out his dreams  on upward mobility  He said he was  lonely once  He said he was  lonely twice  You'd think that he'd  look around  check it out  what a way to live a life  And he's    Bound just to drag that ball and chain  Bound just to drag that ball and chain  His mama don't cut this boy no slack  It's drivin' him insane  to drag that ball and chain  Get back boy  This cat's  Bound just to drag..............................    cross the flo'  Slap hime some mo'  Cat said    ooom-a-little baby  ooom-a-little baby  Draggin' that ball and chain, yeah  ooom-a-little baby  Draggin' that ball and chain, yeah.......