runs right out in front of me,
if I walk under a ladder it falls down.
All my life I've never won,
I'm just an unlucky son of a gun
And I just know if it ever rains gold,
my bucket will be upside down
Every good woman I ever had,
once so good turned out bad
Oh lady luck, turn her back on me
I once tried shooting dice
And I just know if it ever rains gold
Unlucky in life, unlucky in love
They gave me a backward shove
hung by every woman I've found
I try hard to play it cool
Women treat me like I'm a fool
And I just know if it ever rains gold
My bucket will be upside down
Every good woman I ever had
Once so good turned out bad
Oh, lady love, turn her back on me
I once tried shooting dives
But I wound up on the ice
And I just know, if it ever rains,
My bucket will be upside down
My bucket will be upside down