When bad luck is on you You'll have tough breaks all the time When bad luck is on you You have tough breaks all the time Looks like it's always cloudy Looks like the sun don't never shine Then everyone you love gon' leave you And say they don't want you no more Then everyone you love gon' leave you And say they don't want you no more It makes you mean and you'll get evil And do things you never done before When bad luck is on you Every time you look around When bad luck is on you Every time you look around Everybody is trying to knock you Yes, they're trying to tear you down Play that thing, boy Aw, who wouldn't be blue Getting a break like that When you're in bad luck You know how it feels then, awful So if you ever get lucky I'll tell you just what to do So if you ever get lucky Yes, I'll tell you just what to do Forget all of those who was against you Remember those who stood by you