black cat on my doorstep black cat on my windowsill black cat on my doorstep black cat on my windowsill if one black cat don t cross me another black cat will it s bad luck if i m jolly bad luck if i cry it s bad luck if i m jolly bad luck if i cry it s bad luck if i stay here it s still more bad luck if i die last night a hootin owl came and sat right over my door last night a hootin owl came and sat right over my door a feelin seems to tell me i ll never see my man no more i feel my left eye jumpin my heart a bumpin i m on my p s and q s i feel my brain a thumpin i got no time to lose mama s superstitious tryin to overcome these blues