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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers
Performer
Gary Topper
Gary Topper
Tenor Saxophone
James L. Spake
James L. Spake
Baritone Saxophone
James Robertson
James Robertson
Drums
Lannie McMillan
Lannie McMillan
Tenor Saxophone
Marc Franklin
Marc Franklin
Trumpet
Perry A. Margouleff
Perry A. Margouleff
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones
Songwriter
William Bell
William Bell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Perry A. Margouleff
Perry A. Margouleff
Producer

Lyrics

Born under a bad sign
I been down since I began to crawl
Oh, if it wasn't for bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all
Hard luck and trouble is my only friend
I been on my own since I was ten
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I began to crawl
Oh, if it wasn't for real bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all
I can't read, didn't learn how to write
My whole life has been one big fight
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I began to crawl
Oh, if it wasn't for real bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all
Wine and women is all I crave
A big legged woman's gonna carry me to my grave
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I began to crawl
Oh, if it wasn't for real bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all
I wouldn't have no luck at all
I been down
I been down so long
Down don't bother me no more
Oh, yeah
Written by: Booker T. Jones, William Bell
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