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 and trouble s my only friend i ve been down ever since i was ten chorus chorus first verse 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 if it wasn t for real bad luck i wouldn t have no luck at all born under a bad sign born under a bad sign