Boys I'm most done travellin', Lord I'm at my journey's end B'lieve I'm most done travellin', Lord at my journey's end Well I been lookin' for me a good partner, bad luck is my best friend Lord I was born for bad luck, bad luck is everything I see I was born for bad luck, bad luck is everything I see Well I wonder why, bad luck keeps on follow me There was thirteen children in my family, I was the last one born Thirteen children in our family, I was the last one born I was born on bad luck Friday, lord on the thirtheenth morn' Play it Jim Bad luck is just like my shadow, follow me everywhere I go Bad luck is just like my shadow, follow me everywhere I go Till they follow me one time, back to my best gal's door