Tombstone shadow, stretchin' across my path.

Tombstone shadow, stretchin' across my path.

Ev'ry time I get some good news, ooh,

There's a shadow on my back.



Saw the gypsy man, 'way down in san berdoo.

Said, I saw the gypsy man, 'way down in san berdoo.

Five dollars on the table, ooh,

Keep me 'way from my tomb.

Oh! oh!



Said I got thirteen months of bad luck,

Bound to be some pain.

Don't you do no trav'lin',

Fly in no machines.

Tombstone shadow, stretchin' across my path.



Every time I get some good news, ooh,

There's a shadow on my back.



The man gave me a luck charm, cost five dollars more,

Said, "put some on your pillow, and put some on your door."

He said, "take a long vacation, ooh,

For thirteen months or more."

Oh, lord!



Tombstone shadow, stretchin' across my path.

Tombstone shadow, stretchin' across my path.

Every time I get some good news, ooh,

There's a shadow on my back.



Oh, oh, lord!

Oh, lord!