[Verse 1] Every man gets in tough luck sometime When he ain't got a nickel, not a dime, Lord I hope I'll be lucky some ol' day [Verse 2] My woman, she just don't care for me Since she found out I'm broke as I can be, but I hope I'll be lucky some ol' day [Verse 3] Gonna work on that new rail line Every hour, I make a dollar and a dime and I hope I'll be lucky some ol' day [Verse 4] If I gamble and lose, I play fair If I gamble and lose, boys, I don't care, yes I hope I'll be lucky some ol' day [Outro] And I hope I'll be lucky some ol' day, Lord And I hope I'll be lucky some ol' day