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