Me and my brother, Jim, went into a restaurant one night Through some other parties we got into a fight Shot all the way through me, they killed my brother Jim Shot all the way through me, they killed my brother Jim Hard luck, hard luck, placed me on the spot Jury said it wasn't me, my brother Jim got shot Well, my wife, she had a mouth big enough for both She got frightened in her sleep one night and a mouse ran down her throat Hard luck, hard luck, placed me on the spot Jury said it wasn't me, my brother Jim got shot Got me a cat and a piece of cheese, I placed it on her chin My wife got frightened in her sleep one night; she took rat, cat, and cheese all in Hard luck, hard luck, placed me on the spot Jury said it wasn't me, my brother Jim got shot