Born To Be Unlucky |
Unlucky Blues |
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Version 1 is a full studio recording
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Something New Under The Son [US and Canada vinyl, Special edition cassette]
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Version 2 is the same recording as version 1, but with the spoken introduction removed
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Something New Under The Son [UK Vinyl and 1993 CD]
The Best Of Larry Norman Volume One Instigator |
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Version 3 is a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar at Ulster Hall in Belfast, Ireland, on May 5 1987. On Gathered Moments and Belfast Bootlegs / Rough Diamonds it is titled Unlucky Blues
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Gathered Moments
Stranded In Belfast [See the CD tab on the singles page] Belfast Bootlegs [Pre-release versions] Rough Diamonds, Precious Jewels |
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Version 4 is the same recording as version 2, but with the opening drum pattern removed. Also, the ending is cross faded with the following song
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Version 5 is the same recording as version 2, but with significantly improved sound quality and fading out very slightly early. Also, a slight noise before the first drumbeat is removed
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Something New Under The Son [2003 CD]
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lyrics version 1
Take four instead of take three
And everybody has to stay with ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba [Spoken]
I was born about eighteen years ago in a little wooden shack
I was born about eighteen years ago on the wrong side of the tracks
I never knew my father and I never had a home
Well I don't know where I came from and I don't know where I'm going
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues
When I was just a young boy I was raised on beans and trout
And on my seventh birthday, well my mama she kicked me out
They say I'm good for nothing, no one treats me kind
I don't care 'cause pretty soon I'm gonna leave this world behind
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues
I jumped into the river to try to put myself away
A man jumped in and saved me, he spoiled a perfect day
He dragged me to the river's edge, he said he knew I had a need
Then he pulled out a soggy bible and that man began to read
Well he told me things I did not know, I'm glad I did not die
'Cause he told me God's my father and my real home is in the sky
And I said [Instrumental]
He said I'd done a very foolish thing to try to drown myself and die
And I told him I was glad he happened to be passing by
He said God would forgive me, so I repented of my sin
Then he said I must be baptised and he threw me in again
Aww I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
I thought I must be stuck with these unlucky blues
Aww yeaow
My life has changed in many ways, I'm such a different man
Well I know now who my father is and I know just where I stand
With one foot up in heaven and one foot on the ground
I travel through this world of ours, I try to spread God's word around
I was born to be unlucky, I knowed it, from my shoulders to my shoes
But I came unstuck from my unlucky blues
Yeaow maybe you can too
Alright woo
And this is just the beginning
And everybody has to stay with ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba [Spoken]
I was born about eighteen years ago in a little wooden shack
I was born about eighteen years ago on the wrong side of the tracks
I never knew my father and I never had a home
Well I don't know where I came from and I don't know where I'm going
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues
When I was just a young boy I was raised on beans and trout
And on my seventh birthday, well my mama she kicked me out
They say I'm good for nothing, no one treats me kind
I don't care 'cause pretty soon I'm gonna leave this world behind
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues
I jumped into the river to try to put myself away
A man jumped in and saved me, he spoiled a perfect day
He dragged me to the river's edge, he said he knew I had a need
Then he pulled out a soggy bible and that man began to read
Well he told me things I did not know, I'm glad I did not die
'Cause he told me God's my father and my real home is in the sky
And I said [Instrumental]
He said I'd done a very foolish thing to try to drown myself and die
And I told him I was glad he happened to be passing by
He said God would forgive me, so I repented of my sin
Then he said I must be baptised and he threw me in again
Aww I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
I thought I must be stuck with these unlucky blues
Aww yeaow
My life has changed in many ways, I'm such a different man
Well I know now who my father is and I know just where I stand
With one foot up in heaven and one foot on the ground
I travel through this world of ours, I try to spread God's word around
I was born to be unlucky, I knowed it, from my shoulders to my shoes
But I came unstuck from my unlucky blues
Yeaow maybe you can too
Alright woo
And this is just the beginning
lyrics versions 2, 4 and 5
I was born about eighteen years ago in a little wooden shack
I was born about eighteen years ago on the wrong side of the tracks
I never knew my father and I never had a home
Well I don't know where I came from and I don't know where I'm going
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues
When I was just a young boy I was raised on beans and trout
And on my seventh birthday, well my mama she kicked me out
They say I'm good for nothing, no one treats me kind
I don't care 'cause pretty soon I'm gonna leave this world behind
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues
I jumped into the river to try to put myself away
A man jumped in and saved me, he spoiled a perfect day
He dragged me to the river's edge, he said he knew I had a need
Then he pulled out a soggy bible and that man began to read
Well he told me things I did not know, I'm glad I did not die
'Cause he told me God's my father and my real home is in the sky
And I said [Instrumental]
He said I'd done a very foolish thing to try to drown myself and die
And I told him I was glad he happened to be passing by
He said God would forgive me, so I repented of my sin
Then he said I must be baptised and he threw me in again
Aww I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
I thought I must be stuck with these unlucky blues
Aww yeaow
My life has changed in many ways, I'm such a different man
Well I know now who my father is and I know just where I stand
With one foot up in heaven and one foot on the ground
I travel through this world of ours, I try to spread God's word around
I was born to be unlucky, I knowed it, from my shoulders to my shoes
But I came unstuck from my unlucky blues
Yeaow maybe you can too
Alright woo
And this is just the beginning
I was born about eighteen years ago on the wrong side of the tracks
I never knew my father and I never had a home
Well I don't know where I came from and I don't know where I'm going
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues
When I was just a young boy I was raised on beans and trout
And on my seventh birthday, well my mama she kicked me out
They say I'm good for nothing, no one treats me kind
I don't care 'cause pretty soon I'm gonna leave this world behind
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues
I jumped into the river to try to put myself away
A man jumped in and saved me, he spoiled a perfect day
He dragged me to the river's edge, he said he knew I had a need
Then he pulled out a soggy bible and that man began to read
Well he told me things I did not know, I'm glad I did not die
'Cause he told me God's my father and my real home is in the sky
And I said [Instrumental]
He said I'd done a very foolish thing to try to drown myself and die
And I told him I was glad he happened to be passing by
He said God would forgive me, so I repented of my sin
Then he said I must be baptised and he threw me in again
Aww I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
I thought I must be stuck with these unlucky blues
Aww yeaow
My life has changed in many ways, I'm such a different man
Well I know now who my father is and I know just where I stand
With one foot up in heaven and one foot on the ground
I travel through this world of ours, I try to spread God's word around
I was born to be unlucky, I knowed it, from my shoulders to my shoes
But I came unstuck from my unlucky blues
Yeaow maybe you can too
Alright woo
And this is just the beginning
lyrics version 3
Okay, if I can remember Unlucky Blues and if I can't you better help me [Spoken]
Well I was born about eighteen years ago
I wrote this a long time ago [Spoken]
Well I was born about eighteen years ago in a little wooden corrugated roofed shack
I was born about eighteen years ago on the wrong side of the tracks
I never knew my father, I never
Don't, don't clap for this song, I'll never remember it [Spoken]
I never had a home
I don't know where I came from and I don't know where I'm going
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulder to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blue
Ah h-hmm h-hmm hmm-ow
When I was just a young boy I was raised on beans and trout
That's a fish [Spoken]
On my seventh birthday, well my mama she kicked me out
She said I'm good for nothing, no one treats me kind
I don't care, pretty soon I'm gonna leave this world behind
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues
I jumped into the river to try to put myself away
A man jumped in and saved me and he spoiled a perfect day
He dragged me to the river's edge, he said he knew I had a need
An' he pulled out a soggy bible and that man began to read
He told me things I did not know, I'm glad I did not die
'Cause he told me God's my father and my real home is in the sky
And I said
Woo-ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo
I was very excited but I couldn't think of anything to say [Spoken]
Woohoohoo ETC
He said I'd done a very very foolish thing to try to drown myself and die
And I told him I was glad he happened to be passing by
He said God would forgive me if I repented of my sins
Then he said I must be baptised and he threw me in again
I was born to be unlucky, I knew it, from my shoulders to my soaking shoes
I said I must be stuck with these unlucky blues
Ah ah eh
But my life has changed in many many ways, I'm such a different man
I know now who my father is and I know just where I stand
With one foot up in heaven, one foot on the ground
I travel through this world of ours, I try to spread God's love around
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I came unstuck from my unlucky blues
Ah ah wo oh wo oh oh-oh and you can too
Yes you can, all you gotta do is like you know
Get up one morning and you don't feel so good
And you get up kinda say I got the blues
And you down the, try to jump in the river
And eh, somebody come and get you and you'll be saved too
Well I was born about eighteen years ago
I wrote this a long time ago [Spoken]
Well I was born about eighteen years ago in a little wooden corrugated roofed shack
I was born about eighteen years ago on the wrong side of the tracks
I never knew my father, I never
Don't, don't clap for this song, I'll never remember it [Spoken]
I never had a home
I don't know where I came from and I don't know where I'm going
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulder to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blue
Ah h-hmm h-hmm hmm-ow
When I was just a young boy I was raised on beans and trout
That's a fish [Spoken]
On my seventh birthday, well my mama she kicked me out
She said I'm good for nothing, no one treats me kind
I don't care, pretty soon I'm gonna leave this world behind
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues
I jumped into the river to try to put myself away
A man jumped in and saved me and he spoiled a perfect day
He dragged me to the river's edge, he said he knew I had a need
An' he pulled out a soggy bible and that man began to read
He told me things I did not know, I'm glad I did not die
'Cause he told me God's my father and my real home is in the sky
And I said
Woo-ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo
I was very excited but I couldn't think of anything to say [Spoken]
Woohoohoo ETC
He said I'd done a very very foolish thing to try to drown myself and die
And I told him I was glad he happened to be passing by
He said God would forgive me if I repented of my sins
Then he said I must be baptised and he threw me in again
I was born to be unlucky, I knew it, from my shoulders to my soaking shoes
I said I must be stuck with these unlucky blues
Ah ah eh
But my life has changed in many many ways, I'm such a different man
I know now who my father is and I know just where I stand
With one foot up in heaven, one foot on the ground
I travel through this world of ours, I try to spread God's love around
I was born to be unlucky from my shoulders to my shoes
And I came unstuck from my unlucky blues
Ah ah wo oh wo oh oh-oh and you can too
Yes you can, all you gotta do is like you know
Get up one morning and you don't feel so good
And you get up kinda say I got the blues
And you down the, try to jump in the river
And eh, somebody come and get you and you'll be saved too