by Booker T. Jones and William Bell. Born under a bad sign.. I've been down since I began to crawl.. If it wasn't for bad luck. I wouldn't have no luck at all.. Bad luck and trouble's my only friend.. I've been down ever since I was ten.. Chorus. You know wine and women is all I crave.. A big bad woman's gonna carry me to my grave.. Chorus. First Verse. Born under a bad sign.. I've been down since I began to crawl.. If it wasn't for bad luck. I wouldn't have no luck.. If it wasn't for real bad luck. I wouldn't have no luck at all.. Born under a bad sign.. Born under a bad sign..