(JC Fogerty)

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 tom
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
Ev'ry 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
Ev'ry time I get some good news, Ooh,
There's a shadow on my back

Oh, oh, Lord!
Oh, Lord!