Gloom Despair And Agony On Me

Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all Gloom, despair, and agony on me ----- I stand 6 foot 8 when I'm completely unfurled And to find a mate I've looked all over this world Then a store downtown advertised everything for us tall guys And they had everything except tall girls ----- Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all Gloom, despair, and agony on me ----- I knew a gal who lived high up on a hill Every Friday night, she'd give my heart a thrill One night I came a-callin', I ran down the hill a-bawlin' Cause she'd run off with some old fart named Bill ----- Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all Gloom, despair, and agony on me ----- We figured she was rich, loaded to the hilt And we figured she had class like the Vanderbilts 'Cause we had heard for years how she was so well reared How was we to know they meant the way she was built ----- Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all Gloom, despair, and agony on me ----- My wife was so unhappy she started to pack But I figured I could get us back on the right track So I give her a weekly allowance but you fellers know how that is She spent it before I had a chance to borrow it back ----- Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all Gloom, despair, and agony on me ----- Ole' Archie almost had to sell his home till he started selling furniture by phone now he gets to keep the house, but it ain't fitting for a louse cause the furniture I been selling is my own ----- Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all Gloom, despair, and agony on me ----- end