midnight special

you get up in the mornin'

you hear the ding dong ring

now you look up on the table

you see the same darn thing

you find no food upon the table and no pork up in the pan

but if you say a thing about it

you be in trouble with the man

ah

let the midnight special shine a light on me

oh

let the midnight special shine its everlovin' light on me

now if you're ever in houston

oh

you better walk right

aw

you better not gamble boy

i say you better not fight

or the sheriff he will grab you

and the boys will pull you down

and then before you know it

you're penitentary bound

ah

let the midnight special shine a light on me

let the midnight special shine its everlovin' light on me

here comes miss lucy

how in the world did you know?

i can tell by her apron and by the clothes she wore

an umbrella on her shoulder

she got a paper in her hand

she come to see the warden to try to free her man

so

let the midnight special shine a light on me

ah

let the midnight special shine its everlovin' light on me

i said

let the midnight special shine a light on me

ah

let the midnight special shine its everlovin' light on me