Born Under A Bad Sign

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by Booker T. Jones / William Bell
recording of 1978
from Laundromat Blues (Edsel 130) & New Orleans Heat (Rhino R2-70699) & Born Under a Bad Sign (Mobile Fidelity UDCD01-00577) & King of the Blues Guitar (Atlantic 8213) & Chicago 1978 (Charly 754) & The Ultimate Collection (Rhino 71268), copyright notice

One, two
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all

Hard luck and trouble is my only friend
I been on my own ever since I was ten
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all

I can't read, haven't learned how to write
My whole life has been one big fight
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all

I ain't lyin'
If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have no kind-a luck
If it wasn't for real bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all

Wine and women is all I crave
A big legged woman is gonna carry me to my grave
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all

Yeah, my bad luck boy
Been havin' bad luck all of my days, yes