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Let the midnight special |
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Let the midnight special |
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Shine its light on me |
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Shine a light on me, |
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Let the midnight special |
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Let the midnight... |
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Shine its ever-loving light on me |
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Ever loving light on me. |
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Yonder come miss Rosey, |
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How in the world do you know, |
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How in the world do you know ? |
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Well, I know her by her apron |
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And the dress she wore. |
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Umbrella on her shoulder, |
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A piece of paper in her hand, |
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She gonna tell old John |
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She want back her man, |
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She want back her man. |
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Let the midnight special |
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Let the midnight special |
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Shine its light on me |
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Shine a light on me. |
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Let the midnight special |
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Let the midnight... |
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Shine its ever-loving light on me |
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Ever loving light on... |
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If you ever go to Houston, |
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Yeah, you better walk right, |
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You'd better not gamble |
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And sure thing better not fight. |
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The next thing you know |
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The sheriff gonna arrest you |
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And some judge send you down |
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And you can bet your bottom dollar |
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Lord, you'll be chaingang bound, |
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Chaingang bound. |
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Let the midnight special |
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Let the midnight |
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Shine its light on me |
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Shine, shine, shine, shine, |
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Let the midnight special |
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Shine on, |
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Shine its ever-loving light on me |
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Shine on me, yeah. |
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Let the midnight special |
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Shine, shine, shine, |
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Shine its light on me |
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Shine, shine on me, |
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Let the midnight special |
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Way into midnight, |
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Shine its ever-loving light on me |
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Way into midnight, baby, |
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Let the midnight special |
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Waah... |