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Artist: Etta James
Canonical path: /etta-james/born-under-a-bad-sign
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Born Under a Bad Sign
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Born Under a Bad Sign
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Born under a bad sign.
I've been down since i began to crawl.
If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all.
Bad luck and trouble's my only friend.
I've been down ever since i was ten.
Born under a bad sign.
I've been down since i began to crawl.
If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all.
I can't read, can hardly write
My whole life has been one big fight
If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all.
You know, wine and women is all i crave.
A big bad woman's gonna carry me to my grave.
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