Jazz Gillum lyrics

Hand Reader blues lyrics

I went down to the hand reader just to have my fortune told
I went down to the hand reader just to have my fortune told
He said, You need to catch policy, doggone your bad luck soul.

He give me some good luck tea and said, Drink it before it gets cold
Give me some good luck tea and said, Drink it before it get cold
He said, Drink it all day, doggone your bad luck soul.

And he give me some pills, just to drive my blues away
Well, he give me some pills, just to drive my blues away
He said, You bad-luck rascal, take them three times a day.

Bad luck is in my family and there ain't nobody home but me
Bad luck is in my family and there ain't nobody home but me
I was a fool for ever thinking that my happy day would ever be