i ve been down since i began to crawl if it wasn t for bad luck i wouldn t have no luck at all bad luck and trouble been my only friends been on my own ever since i was ten born under a bad sign i ve been down since i began to crawl if it wasn t for bad luck i wouldn t have no luck at all i can t read and i can hardly even write my whole life has been one big fight born under a bad sign i ve been down since i began to crawl if it wasn t for bad luck i wouldn t have no luck at all bad luck child if it wasn t for bad luck i wouldn t have no luck at all bad luck and trouble been my only friends been on my own ever since i was ten born under a bad sign i ve been down since i began to crawl if it wasn t for bad luck i wouldn t have no luck at all well now wine and women is all i crave a big legged woman is gonna carry me to the grave i ve been down since i began to crawl if it wasn t for bad luck i wouldn t have no luck at all bad luck boy if it wasn t for bad luck i mean real bad luck i wouldn t have no luck at all