Hard luck and bad news Has followed me from town to town All my life my lucks been down I'm getting so weary I don't have one friend Folks turn their backs when i'm around Where i walk the grass turns brown No one will come near me Hard luck and bad news Hard luck and bad news If you were in my shoes you'd die My life's been lonely I've never heard a kindly word Ugly names is all i've heard And mean is how they treat me Nobody trusts me They blame me for the fires in town Claim that hell is where i'm bound And pray that God will speed me Hard luck and bad news Hard luck and bad news If you were in my shoes you'd die Life's not worth livin' My sorrows more than i can say Tomorrow's just another day I hate to see the sun rise Yet maybe someday I'll find a man to call a friend I'll be his friend until the end In loneliness my heart cries Hard luck and bad news Hard luck and bad news If you were in my shoes you'd die Hard luck and bad news Hard luck and bad news If you were in my shoes you'd die