Jerry Jeff Walker

Bad News

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Yeah, well, I picked peaches in Georgia,
And I've lumberjacked in Maine
Been hired and fired and been in jail,
In 'bout every state you can name
[Chorus:]
Hell, I'm bad news honey, bad news every place I go
'Cause I'm always getting into trouble
Leavin' them girls early - hate to see me go
They say bad news is like wildfire, 'n good news comes too slow
They always call me wildfire wherever I go
[Chorus]
You know they tried to hang me in Oakland, tried it in Frisco too
I wouldn't choke, I broke the rope, they had to let me go
[Chorus]

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