Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ma Rainey
Canonical path: /ma-rainey/bad-luck-blues
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Bad Luck Blues
Read Bad Luck Blues lyrics by Ma Rainey on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Bad Luck Blues
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Hey people, listen while I spread my news
Hey people, listen while I spread my news
I wanna tell you people all about my bad luck blues
Did you ever wake up just at the break of day
Did you ever break up just at the wake of day
With your arms around the pillow where your daddy used to lay
Lord, look where the chump's
done gone
Lord, Lord, look where the time's done gone
Hey Lord, there's something going all wrong
What's the use of living if you can't get the man you love
The use of living if you can't get the man you love
You might as well go die, give your soul to the Maker above
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Ma Rainey performs "Bad Luck Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Ma Rainey catalog on LyroVerse.
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