Hey, I wanna tell you about my troubles   I've had just about every bad luck a man can have   In my moving around, I've played all over the world   And just about every town   Anywhere I play, they wanna know what I'm putting down      They [Incomprehensible]   They shot me at San Antone   You know they kicked me out of Kansas City   Lord, I wonder what did I do wrong      Oh, my house burned down in Boston   My wife left me in Maine   I broke both of my arms in Utah   While I catch me a fast freight train      Oh, bad luck, yeah, bad luck   Keeps following me, won't let me be      I asked bad luck this morning   "How long must I be your slave?"   He said, "I've left you in your cradle   I'm gonna ride you to your grave"      Oh, bad luck, yeah, bad luck   Keeps following me, won't let me be   Oh, bad luck, oh, bad luck   Won't let me be, keeps following me      I asked bad luck this morning   How long must I be your slave   He said, "I've left you in your cradle"   Boy, I'm gonna ride you to your grave"      Hey, bad luck, oh, bad luck   Keeps following me, won't, let me be   Yeah, bad luck, oh, bad luck   Won't let me be, keeps following me