Ain't it peculiar, darlin'? How our love goes on and on Ain't it peculiar, honey? We take the bad with the wrong You know that time after time A misfortune smiled Ain't it peculiar, woman? You know we'll laugh our way through When will this long night of a prison ever end? When will this long night of a prison ever end? You know I'm ready to say that? Lord, you're the talk of the town The next minute, you're busted Just listenin' to that jail-house sound You know that time after time A misfortune smiled Ain't it peculiar, woman? How we'll just laugh our way through When will this long night of a prison ever end? When will this long night of a prison ever end? You know, double-talk is poison But that's the rule of the game Instead of backstabbing, they practice All the little things that drive you insane You know that time after time A misfortune smiled Know, it's so peculiar I can still laugh my way through it When will this long night of a prison ever end? When will this long night of a prison ever end? Ain't it peculiar? Ain't it peculiar? Ain't it peculiar? Ain't it peculiar? Ain't it peculiar? Ain't it peculiar?