Oh,
let the midnight special shine a light on me.
Now you wake up in the morning,
you hear the ding dong ring,
and you go marching to the
table,
you see the same old thing,
well it's sitting on the table,
a knife, a fork and
a pan.
If you say anything about it,
you're in trouble with the man.
Oh, let the midnight
special shine a light on me.
Oh,
let the midnight special shine a ever loving light on me.
Well
if you ever go to Houston,
man you better walk right.
And you better walk right.
And
you had better not stagger.
And you had better not fight,
because the sheriff will arrest
you.
He's gonna take you down.
And you can bet your bottom dollar,
you'll penitentiary
bound.
Oh,
let the midnight special shine a light on me.
Oh,
let the midnight special shine a ever loving light on me.
Well yonder comes Miss Rosie,
tell me how do you know?
I know by the color of her apron,
and the dress she wore.
Well she brought me a little coffee,
and she brought me a little tea.
That girl brought me nearly everything,
except the jailhouse key.
Oh,
let the midnight special shine a light on me.
Oh, let the midnight special
shine a ever loving light on me.