Bad Luck And Trouble
Bad Luck and Trouble: A Blues Tale of Life's Unyielding Struggles
Lyrics
Yeah you know if it wasn't for bad luck
Expressing a recognition of ongoing misfortune.
People, I wouldn't have no luck at all
Stating that luck seems entirely absent in the speaker's life.
Yeah you know if it wasn't for bad luck
Reiterating the idea that bad luck dominates the speaker's experiences.
People, I wouldn't have no luck at all
Affirming the absence of any positive luck for the speaker.
Yeah you know bad luck and trouble been followin' me
Acknowledging a consistent presence of bad luck and trouble in the speaker's life.
Ever since I begin to crawl
Linking bad luck and trouble to the speaker's life since infancy.
Yeah you know I beg for a nickel
Describing a plea for a small amount of money.
Oh Lord, to put in the telephone
Expressing a desire to use the money for a telephone call.
Yeah I beg for a nickel
Reiterating the request for a small amount of money.
Oh Lord, to put in the telephone
Stating the intention to use the money for a telephone call.
Yeah I wanna talk to my baby
Expressing a desire to communicate with the speaker's absent romantic partner.
Yeah you know she been gone so long
Highlighting the extended absence of the romantic partner.
Yeah you know whiskey and women
Indicating a strong craving for whiskey and women.
That's all in the world I crave
Emphasizing the limited desires of the speaker, focusing on whiskey and women.
Oh Lord, why?
Pondering the reason or cause behind the craving for whiskey and women.
Yeah you know whiskey and women
Reiterating the speaker's strong desires for whiskey and women.
That's all in the world I crave
Emphasizing the exclusive focus on whiskey and women as the speaker's desires.
Yeah you know I believe a big-leg woman
Suggesting a belief in the allure and impact of a curvaceous or attractive woman.
Yeah she gon' take me to my grave
Anticipating that the fascination with a big-leg woman will lead to the speaker's demise.
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