Oh,
let the midnight special shine a light on me.
Oh, let the midnight special
shine a ever-loving 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 had better not stagger,
and you had better not fight,
because the sheriff will arrest you.
He's going to 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.