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Thread #61198   Message #995374
Posted By: Jim Dixon
01-Aug-03 - 08:16 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Born in Hard Luck (Chris Bouchillon)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Born in Hard Times,Chris Bouchillon
Here's my transcription of the sound sample that Sorcha mentioned above.

BORN IN HARD LUCK
(Chris Bouchillon)

Folks, I want to tell you what a hard luck man I am.
I was born in hard luck.
I was born on the last month in the year,
the last week in the month,
the last day in the week,
the last hour in the day,
the last minute in the hour,
and the last second in the minute.
And to tell the truth about it, I liked not to got here at all.

I had a job one time workin' in a grocery store. A lady came in and I...