Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Bad Luck lyrics

Uh.
Whoo!
Well, well.

You're downhearted and confused,
Because lately you've been starting to lose.
losing out on everything you might try to do.
Bad luck's there, it's got a hold on you.
Losing your money, 'bout to lose your home.
Done lost your woman and everything's wrong.
Law of average plainly states that chances go 'rounnd.
But if you wanna know the truth about it,
I'll tell you what's pulling you down.

You got bad luck.
That's what you got, that's what you got. (Yes, sir.)
Bad luck, yeah.
That's what you got, that's what you got.
Bad luck.
That's what you got, that's what you got.
You got bad luck, bad luck, bad.

Played a number 'cause that number's hot,
But the bookies get you for every cent you got.
Walk around in a daze with your pockets bare.
Got to see your woman and she ain't even there.
Losing your rhythm ad all your track of time.
The more I think about it, I think you're about to lose your mind.
Some people call it jinx.
Some say it ain't my day.
But if you wanna know the truth about it,
I'll tell you what's pulling you way down.

Bad luck.
That's what you got, that's what you got. (Yes, sir.)
Bad luck, yeah.
That's what you got, that's what you got.
You got bad luck.
That's what you got, that's what you got.
You got bad luck, bad luck.
Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad luck.

One long week.
Huh. Whoo! Uh, uh.
Yeah, yeah.
One more thing,

Law of average plainly states that chances go 'round.
But if you wanna know the truth about it,
I'll tell you what's pulling you down, down, down, down, down.

Bad luck.
(That's what you got, that's what you got.) Yes, sir.
You got bad luck, oh yeah. (That's what you got, that's what you got.)
You got bad luck, uh huh. (That's what you got, that's what you got.)
You got (bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.)
Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad luck.
(Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.) Bad luck.
No more bad luck. (Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.)
Bad luck, children.
Bad luck, bad luck. (Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.)
You got bad luck, bad luck.
Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad luck.
(Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.)
You ain't got your baby (Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.)
When all the stars, the stars are shouting out.
(Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.)
(Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.) I can't get away from this bad luck.

Bad luck. Bad, bad.
I wanna get away, but I can't keep myself
'Cause I got bad luck.
Bad luck, y'all.
Children sing with me, bad luck.
Everybody's got bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.
Uh, uh, uh, uh.
Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.
Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.
Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.
Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.
(Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.)
Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm, mmmm, yeah.
(Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.) Yeah.
(Bad luck. That's what you got, that's what you got.)
Ha, ha, yeah. I got it.
(Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.) Come on, come on.

Uh.
Ga-ga, ga-ga, uh. Whoo!
People of the world out there,
I know none of y'all are satisfied
The way prices have been going up on things.
On that, I say I'm just mad about morning paper, yeah.
I cut down on smoking. (Cut down on smoking.)
Had to cut down on drinking. (Cut down on drinking.)
'Cause early one morning, I got me a paper.
I sat down on my living room floor.
Opened it up. (Opened it up.)
Opened it up. (Opened it up.)
Guess what I saw?
I saw the President of the United States.
The man said he was gonna give it up.
He's giving us high hopes,
But he still turned around and left all us poor folks behind.
They say they got another man to take his place,
But I don't think they need to satisfy the human race.
Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
The only thing that I got that I can hold on to is my God, my God.
Jesus be with me, Jesus.
Give me good luck, good luck.
Help me, Jesus.
Everybody needs good luck.