Born under a bad sign Been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck You know I wouldn't have no luck at all Hard luck and trouble been my only friends I've been on my own ever since I was ten Born under a bad sign Been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck You know I wouldn't have no luck at all I can't read I didn't learn how to write My whole life has been one big fight Born under a bad sign Been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck You know I wouldn't have no luck at all You know if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have no kind of luck If it wasn't for real bad luck I wouldn't have no luck at all You know wine and women is all I crave A big-legged woman gonna carry me to my grave Born under a bad sign Been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck You know I wouldn't have no luck at all