Lyric discussion by spazticplaztic 

Cover art for Ball and Biscuit lyrics by White Stripes, The

You are all wrong! There is slang used throughout this song and it is drug referenced. A "ball" is slang for an 8-ball of cocaine. A "biscuit" is slang for a pressed cake of crack and sometimes refers to a pill of ecstacy. (Most likely X because of the slight machismo in his lyrics.) This is why he says "Tell everybody in the place to just get out We'll get clean together." Dig Deep people. Think.

I thought this exact same thing - from the first time i heard it i thought that's what i thought. I thought maybe I was wrong, but it just makes so much more sense...

Bah, i should learn to proof-read!!

I thought this exact same thing - from the first time i heard it i thought that's what it meant. I thought maybe I was wrong, but it just makes so much more sense...