Georgie Fame - Everything Happens to Me lyrics

Black cats creep across my path until I'm almost mad I must have raised the devils wrath 'Cause all my luck is bad I make a date for golf And you can bet your life it rains I try and throw a party, and the man upstairs complains Well I guess I go through life just catching colds and missing trains Everything happens to me I never miss a thing, I've had the measles and the mumps And when I play my ace well my partner always trumps I guess I'm just a fool who never looks, before he jumps Everything happens to me At first, my heart thought you might end this jinx for me Somehow love might turn a trick and end my despair Alas now I just can't fool this heart that thinks for me I've gone and mortgaged all my castles up in the air I've telegraphed and phoned, sent an airmail special to Your answer was goodbye, there was even postage due I fell in love just once and it had to be with you Everything happens to me Yes I have telegraphed and phoned, sent an airmail special to Your answer was goodbye, there was even postage due Well girl I fell in love just once And then it had to be with you Everything happens, to-ooh-ooh-ooh me