Joe's link doesn't work anymore, but the one put up by Gene does. As he says, it is the original Ted Daffan version. I met Ted Daffan back in the early 60s when he was working with Hank Snow, but was too backward (maybe polite, too) to even acknowledge that I knew who he was.

Click Here for some info on Ted Daffan from the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Included are some of his other hits as well as information about different recordings of Born to Lose.

Country America lists Born to Lose as the #92 Country Hit of all time. Click Here if you are interested in the complete list ~~ interesting though not necessarily definitive.