Lyrics

uh, woo, well, well, you're downhearted and confused, because baby, you've been startin' to lose, losin' out on everything you might try to do, bad luck, fella, 's got a hold on you, losin' your money, 'bout to lose your home, done lost your woman and everything's wrong, law of average plainly states that chances go around, but if you wanna know the truth about it, i'll tell you what's pulling you down, yeah, you got, yes, sir, bad luck, yeah, bad luck, you got bad luck, bad luck, ba-a-a-by, played a number 'cause that number's hot, but the bookies get you for every cent you've got, walk around in a daze with your pockets bare, go to see your woman, and she ain't even there, losing your rhythm and all your track of time, the more i think about it, i think you're 'bout to lose your mind, some people call it jinx, some say, "it ain't my day", but if you wanna know the truth about it, i'll tell you what's pullin' you way down, yes, sir, bad luck, yeah, you got bad luck, you got bad luck, bad luck, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad luck, don't go away, huh, woo, huh, huh, yeah, yeah, one more thing, law of average plainly states that chances go around, but if you wanna know the truth about it, i'll tell you what's pullin' you down, down, down, down, down, down, yes, sir, you got bad luck, oh, yeah, you got bad luck, uh-huh, you got bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad luck, bad luck, no more bad luck, bad luck, children, bad luck, bad luck, you got bad luck, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad luck, you ain't got your baby, and all the stars, the stars, they shout it out, i can't get away from this bad luck, bad luck, bad, bad, i wanna get away but i can't keep myself, 'cause i got bad luck, bad luck, y'all, children, say with me, "bad luck", everybody's got bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, mm-mm-mm, yeah, yeah, ha ha, yeah, yeah, i got it, come on, come on, doggone, uh, woo, people of the world out there, i know none of y'all satisfied, satisfied, the way prices have been goin' up on things, on that i say i'm just mad about mornin' paper, yeah, and cut down on smokin', and cut down on drinkin', 'cause early one mornin', i got me a paper, i sat down on my living room floor, opened it up, opened it up, guess what i saw?, i saw the president of the united states, the man said he was gonna give it up, he's given these high hopes, but he still turned around, and left all us poor folks behind, they say they got another man to take his place, but i don't think they need to satisfy the human race, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah, the only the thing that i got, that i can hold on, is my god, my god, jesus, be with me, jesus, give me good luck, good luck, help me, jesus

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Artist: harold melvin & the blue notes