I was born friday thirteen, thirteenth Friday that year,

I was born friday thirteen, thirteenth Friday that year,

Doctor told my momma, get that bad luck boy outa here.



The woman I love, know what she said to me?

The woman I love, know what she said to me?

"You're a bad luck man, daddy, just you leave me be".



I got no friends, nobody wants me around,

I got no friends, nobody wants me around,

Me and my bad luck just drift from town to town.



I begged the Gypsy, lift this curse from me,

I begged the Gypsy, lift this curse from me,

She said "You got to die an leave it, that's when you'll be free".



I got bad luck, dogging at my heels,

I got bad luck, dogging at my heels,

If bad luck don't kill me, the bad luck blues surely will