| Well, my bad luck is falling
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| Falling down like rain
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| Bad luck is falling
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| Falling down like rain
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| No matter what I do
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| Seems like my luck won’t never change
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| I felt kinda lucky
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| My luck was running slow
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| The last hand I caught four aces
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| And the police broke down the door
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| I said, Lord
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| Lord, what can a poor boy do?
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| Well, ain’t it bad when you can’t make no money
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| Seems like all the bad breaks will come to you
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| Yeah, I got home this morning
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| She was looking kinda funny
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| She said «Don't come in, daddy
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| Daddy, unless you got some money»
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| And I said, Lord
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| Lord, what can a poor boy do?
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| Well, ain’t it tough when you can’t make no money
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| Without your woman turning her back on you
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| Well now, I asked my woman for some dinner
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| She looked at me like a fool
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| She said, «I'm playing checkers, daddy
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| And I think it’s your turn to move»
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| I said, oh
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| Lord, what can a poor boy do?
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| Yes, it’s bad when you can’t make no money
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| And your woman turns her back on you |