Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Blind Lemon Jefferson
Canonical path: /blind-lemon-jefferson/bad-luck-blues
Related lyric paths: 6
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Bad Luck Blues
Read Bad Luck Blues lyrics by Blind Lemon Jefferson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Bad Luck Blues
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I want to go home : and I ain't got sufficient clothes
I bet my money : and I lost it Lord it's dough
I'll never bet : on this old trey game no more
Oh my ??? *gambler's* gone : why don't you quit crying
That joker stole off : with that long‑haired brown of mine
Sister you catch the Katy : I'll catch that Santa Fe
When you get to Denver : pretty mama look around for me
The woman I love : why she's five feet from the ground
She's a tailor‑made woman : she ain't no hand‑me‑down
I ain't seen my sugar : in two long weeks today
Girl it's been so long : seems like my heart going to break
I'm going to run across town : catch that southbound Santa Fe
Be on my way : to what you call loving Tennessee
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Blind Lemon Jefferson performs "Bad Luck Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Blind Lemon Jefferson catalog on LyroVerse.
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