Written by George "Jay" Spurling

Sometimes I sit and wonder "Has a black cat crossed my path?"

Life just seems to jump up and bite me on the ass

Maybe they made a VooDoo doll used some of my own hair

Some ol' witch stickin' it with pins laughin' from her rockin' chair

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Hard luck and trouble too, tell me what's a man to do? I got the Blues

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Did I hurt someone? What did I do to make them hate me so?

I sit and think for hours on end, but I don't really know

Was I born under a bad sign? Or is it a family curse?

All I know (an' I know for sho') Life goes from bad to worse

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At night I curse the curse on me, I don't know what to do

Did I cross someone or piss 'em off? If so, I don't know who

Is it my first wife or an old girlfriend? A promise I did not keep?

I toss and turn 'til daylight comes, I just can't get no sleep

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Well I'm goin' to see a medicine man, ask for his advice

Get an ol' horseshoe an' a rabbits foot, say my prayers twice

I'm lookin' for a four leaf clover, I need me a powerful spell

When I finally see who's doin' this to me, I'll see them in Hell

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Hard luck and trouble I don't know what to do

Just can't get no satisfaction, I'm sure feelin' blue

Hard luck and trouble, I think I'm goin' insane

When I need the sun to shine, all I get is rain

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