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Midnight Special Lyrics

spoken:
Lead Belly's in prison over there at Sugarland Texas Central Farm
That's a penitentiary
That train leave Houston right before midnight and get to
Sugarland right about midnight
All them boys over there in prison
Would wish there's only a train anywhere but Central Farm, Sugarland Texas
That's a penitentiary

Let the Midnight Special shine her light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin' light on me

Yonder comes Miss Rosie, how in the world do you know?
Well, I know her by the apron and the dress she wore
Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand
Oh, she go to tell that Governor, "Set loose my man"

Let the Midnight Special shine her light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin' light on me

If you ever go to Houston, man, you better walk right
Man, you better not squabble and you better not fight
That cop will arrest you, and he will take you down
And that judge will sentence you penitentiary bound

Let the Midnight Special shine her light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin' light on me

Yes, you wake up in the morning, yeah, the big bell ring
You go marching to the table, you find the same old thing
No forks on the table, ain't nothing in the pan
Yeah, you say a thing about it, you have trouble with the man

Yeah, you wake up in the morning, you hear the ding-dong ring
You go marching to the table, find the same old thing
Flap jacks and molasses, and that sow-belly fat
Yeah, you say a thing about it, man you gon' get dead

Let the Midnight Special shine her light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin' light on me

I's standing at the station, my baby got on board
I's standing there begging, "Baby, please don't go"
And that train was leaving, Miss Rosie inside
I couldn't do nothing, I hung my head and cry

Let the Midnight Special shine her light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin' light on me

Now jumpin' Jumpin' Judy, she was a mighty fine girl
Yeah, Judy brought jumpin' to the whole wide world
And she brought it in the mornin', about the break of day
Yeah, she brought me the news, my wife was dead
And that started me a-grievin' and then a-mounin' and a-cryin'
And I had begin to think about my very long, long, penitentiary time

Let the Midnight Special shine her light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin' light on me
Woo, Special shine her light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin' light on me

spoken:
Now this is how I heard it the first time back in 1976

Let the Midnight Special shine her light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin' light on me
Mmhm, Special shine her light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin' light on me

Midnight Special Lyrics performed by Scott H. Biram are property and copyright of the authors, artists and labels. You should note that Midnight Special Lyrics performed by Scott H. Biram is only provided for educational purposes only and if you like the song you should buy the CD


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