Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan – Born Under A Bad Sign

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Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan – Born Under A Bad Sign – From Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King In Session, 1983.

You know an old-school player is the man when SRV is playing rhythm for him. These two prove the blues have no color. The mutual respect is palpable!

Blues like this is a ritual. It’s a very narrow genre, and very deep. And NOBODY got deeper into it than Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan got down almost as deep into it on his better days. It is surprising how much variety these bluesmen could actually get out of such a narrowly defined genre.
Two legends playing a legendary song. Don’t get any better than this. God Bless Al and Stevie. No music today can touch this at all!

Lyrics:
Born under a bad sign
Been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn’t for bad luck
You know I wouldn’t have no luck at all

Hard luck and trouble is my only friend
I’ve been on my own ever since I was ten
Born under a bad sign
Been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn’t for bad luck
You know I wouldn’t have no luck at all

I can’t read, haven’t learned how to write
My whole life has been one big fight
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn’t for bad luck
I say I wouldn’t have no luck at all

I ain’t no lyin’

You know if it wasn’t for bad luck
I wouldn’t have no kinda luck
If it wasn’t for real bad luck
I wouldn’t have no luck at all

You know, wine and women is all I crave
A big-legged woman is gonna carry me to my grave
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn’t for bad luck
I tell I wouldn’t have no luck at all

Yeah, my bad luck boy
Been havin’ bad luck all of my days, yes

Songwriters: William Bell / Booker T. Jones Jr.