I was born under a bad sign
No, I've been down since I began to crawl
I was born under a bad sign
No, I've been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad, bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all

Hard luck and trouble's been my only friend
I've been on my own ever since I was ten
Mama I swear, I was born under a bad sign
No, I've been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad, bad luck
Oh, I wouldn't have no luck at all

I can't read, didn't learn how to write
My whole life has been one big, one big fight
Oh I swear, I was born under a bad sign
No, I've been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad, bad luck
Oh, I wouldn't have, wouldn't have no luck at all