I was born in a town where the rivers flow free

On a January night when the cold winds freeze

I got an Irish name and an injury

A blessing and a curse cast down on me

Ain't nobody got the blues like me

Ain't nobody got the blues like me

It was a blood red sky on the morning tide

There was a cold wind blowin' when I left that night

And the warning bells rang, all right, all right

Shoulda stayed home with you that night

Ain't nobody played the fool like I

Ain't nobody played the fool like I

Things got bad and things got worse

Half like a blessing, half like a curse

Seems a blessing's so hard to see sometimes

Got a little clearer 'bout dusk last night

Ain't nobody got a blessing like mine

Ain't nobody got a blessing like mine

It's a red sky night and I'm doin' all right

Red sky night and I'm doin' just fine