Born under a bad sign Been down since I began to crawl Born under a bad sign Been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't no luck at all Never learned how to read Never learned how to write Oh I've been down every day of my life Born under a bad sign Been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't no luck at all Women Seem to get me down They leave me dry let me feel like a clown Born under a bad sign Been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't no luck at all Born under a bad sign Down since I began to crawl Born under a bad sign I've been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck If it wasn't for bad luck If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have I wouldn't have no luck at all