Born under a bad sign
Been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all

Hard luck and trouble been my only friend
I been on my own ever since I was ten
Born under a bad sign
I 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, I can't learn how to write
My whole life has been one big fight
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all

Wine and women is all I crave
A big legged woman is gonna carry me to my grave
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck
If it wasn't for real bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all

Born under a bad sign