Bad Luck

Uh

Woo

Well, well



You're downhearted and confused

Because baby, you've been startin' to lose

Losin' out on everything you might try to do

Bad luck, fella, 's got a hold on you



Losin' your money, 'bout to lose your home

Done lost your woman and everything's wrong

Law of average plainly states that chances go around

But if you wanna know the truth about it

I'll tell you what's pulling you down, yeah



You got (bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got), yes, sir

Bad luck (that's what you got, that's what you got), yeah

Bad luck (that's what you got, that's what you got)

You got bad luck, bad luck, ba-a-a-by



Played a number 'cause that number's hot

But the bookies get you for every cent you've got

Walk around in a daze with your pockets bare

Go to see your woman, and she ain't even there



Losing your rhythm and all your track of time

The more I think about it, I think you're 'bout to lose your mind

Some people call it jinx, some say, "It ain't my day"

But if you wanna know the truth about it

I'll tell you what's pullin' you way down



(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got) Yes, sir

Bad luck (that's what you got, that's what you got), yeah

You got bad luck (that's what you got, that's what you got)

You got bad luck, bad luck

Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad luck



Don't go away

Huh, woo, huh, huh

Yeah, yeah

One more thing



Law of average plainly states that chances go around

But if you wanna know the truth about it

I'll tell you what's pullin' you down

Down, down, down, down, down



(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got) Yes, sir

You got bad luck (that's what you got, that's what you got), oh, yeah

You got bad luck (that's what you got, that's what you got), uh-huh

You got bad (bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck)

Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad luck



(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got) Bad luck

No more bad luck (bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got), bad luck, children

Bad luck (Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got), bad luck

You got bad luck, bad, bad (bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck)

Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad luck



(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got) You ain't got your baby

(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got) And all the stars

(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got) The stars, they shout it out

(Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck) I can't get away from this bad luck



Bad luck, bad, bad



I wanna get away but I can't keep myself

'Cause I got bad luck

Bad luck, y'all

Children, say with me, "Bad luck"

Everybody's got bad luck, bad luck, bad luck



(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got)

(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got)

(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got)

(Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck)



(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got) Mm-mm-mm, yeah

(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got) Yeah

(Bad luck, that's what you got, that's what you got) Ha ha, yeah, yeah, I got it

(Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck) Come on, come on



Doggone, uh, woo

People of the world out there

I know none of y'all satisfied, satisfied

The way prices have been goin' up on things

On that I say I'm just mad about mornin' paper, yeah



And cut down on smokin' (cut down on smokin')

And cut down on drinkin' (cut down on drinkin')

'Cause early one mornin', I got me a paper

I sat down on my living room floor

Opened it up (opened it up)

Opened it up (opened it up)

Guess what I saw?



I saw the President of the United States

The man said he was gonna give it up

He's given these high hopes

But he still turned around

And left all us poor folks behind



They say they got another man to take his place

But I don't think they need to satisfy the human race

Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck

Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah



The only the thing that I got, that I can hold on

Is my God, my God, Jesus, be with me, Jesus

Give me good luck, good luck, help me, Jesus