John had a horse and the horse ran away
Bad luck, bad luck
John had a horse and the horse ran away
Bad, bad luck
Bad bad luck the neighbors did say
Bad Luck John has come your way
Bad luck has come your way
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
Well the horse came back with a wild mare
Good Luck, good luck
The horse came back with a pretty white mare
Good, good luck
Good good luck the neighbors did say
Good Luck John has come your way
Good luck has come your way
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
Well the mare kicked John and broke his leg
Bad luck, bad luck
The pretty white mare broke John's leg
Bad, bad luck
Bad bad luck the neighbors did say
Bad luck John has come your way
Bad luck has come your way
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
With a broken leg he missed the draft
Good Luck, good luck
The army came and walked on past
Good, good luck
Good good luck the neighbors did say
Good Luck John has come your way
Good luck has come your way
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
Well his leg grew worse and it would not heal
Bad luck, bad luck
And the pain was all that John could feel
Bad, bad luck
Bad bad luck the neighbors did say
Bad luck John has come your way
Bad luck has come your way
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
Well the nurse she came to take care of (him)
Good luck, good luck
And the two of them, they fell in love
Good, good luck
Good good luck the neighbors did say
Good Luck John has come your way
Good luck has come your way
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'
He said 'maybe, it's hard to say'