Ray Charles — If It Wasnt For Bad Luck

(Uh-uh-uh) Ayy, Jimmy (I'm listenin'), look here As I was wakin' up this mornin' Oh Lord (Yeah) You know I felt pretty good (Really?), yes I did I began to stretch and yawn (Well, what for Ray?) Just to see if I could (I can dig it) But all at once I got a funny feelin', yeah That something around here was goin' on wrong So you know what I did? (What?) I got up and I began to look all around for my woman Was that it? That was it You know the girl had packed up and gone (Sound like some that happened to me) I tell ya everybody went to heaven Hey-hey-hey, Lord, I believe I'd miss the call 'Cause if it wasn't for bad luck, Jimmy Woah, trying to tell you if it wasn't for bad luck, son Hey-hey-hey, I wouldn't have no luck at all No, no, no, I'd have no luck at all Look here Ray, you think that's bad luck? Listen what happen to me Are you listenin'? I'm listenin' Got a tip on a horse someone gave me, hey, hey Pawned my last suit to make the bet (Uh-uh, no you didn't) Yes, I did Put every dime I had on him, ah (What you said?) You know he ain't showed up yet (I can believe that) Tell ya I got so disgusted, yeah Said I'd go back home and sleep some more 'Cause that was the right thing to do But by the time I got back to my room (What happened?) You know what? My landlord had padlocked my door Why that dirty... Tell ya a slow horse and a fast woman Hey, hey, hey, they sure did let me fall That's why I say, if it wasn't for bad luck, tell 'em Woah, if it wasn't for bad luck y'all Hey, hey, hey, I'd have no luck at all Oh, now, Ray, I wouldn't have no luck at all Well now, let me tell you something that's unbelievable (I'm listenin') I decided I'd go out walkin' Yeah (Yeah) And let me tell you even that failed Now how can a walk fail, Ray? Because some man snatched a woman's pocketbook way across town Say what? Yeah, and uh guess who they put in jail? Don't tell me, don't tell me, don't tell me now Woah, Jimmy, I just can't understand it now (I can dig it) I believe there's got to be some kind of explanation (There's got to be, there's got to be) But oh, Lord, oh, Lord, I ain't done nothing wrong (Say what?) So tell me why I'm doing two years probation I don't know, man, I'm on probation myself They tell me I've got to walk a chump line Oh, woah, with my, with my back up against a wall So you can see if it wasn't for bad luck, Jimmy Oh, son, you see, if it wasn't for bad luck now Oh, I wouldn't have no luck at all I tell ya I wouldn't have no luck at all Let me lay something on ya Ray I want you to listen (Alright) I was sittin' home one evening (Yeah) Didn't have a thing to do (Mm-hmm, that sound like me) So I said I'd just go out dancin' Aha, what you gonna do, baby? You know, try a little of that boogaloo Woo, I like that... Finally, I got myself a partner now, Ray But old man, wouldn't you know? Well, something musta happened bad Some man said, "You got my woman, boy" Uh-oh, lookie here And he stood about seven foot four I was scared Ray As they walked away I stood there (Hey, hey, hey) Feeling hurt and kinda small That's why I say If it wasn't for bad luck Woah, if it wasn't for bad luck, y'all Hey, hey, hey, we'd have no luck at all Ray (Huh?) My luck is so bad if it rained soup I'd have a fork Jimmy, that sounds pretty bad, but picture this (What?) If the moon was cheese I would have no cracker We're not the only one's with bad luck Other people out there got bad luck Sometime it make you feel like I wanna say oh, oh Listen, I wanna moan like this (Go 'head)