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Old black hen is that you again 
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Singing the bad luck lullaby 
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Come right on in cause it's midnight again 
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Time for the bad luck lullaby 
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You know the one it's the same one you sung 
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When you wrote down the revelation 

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Now sing it over the cradle of the child who's born next 
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The bad luck lullaby 
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Leave all the truth in so they know what comes next 
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With the bad luck lullaby 
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Leave in the true love that they'll never find   
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Show how they're looking for it all of their lives  

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When i saw the banner hanging over my door 
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And heard the bad luck lullaby 
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I already knew who the party was for 
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The bad luck lullaby 
Em 
And all of my pain found a partner in that room 
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And the devils tail swayed with the tune 

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instrumental verse, same chord progression as the others 

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Make that black record roll the tapes all night long 
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The bad luck lullaby 
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Make that black record and we'll all sing along 
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To the bad luck lullaby 
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Look down the long street and see who's that crying  
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Tell them that every day i lived i was trying  
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To sing the blues the way i find them 

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